The plaintiff real estate brokerage sued the defendants for a $250,000 commission under a Buyer Representation Agreement (BRA) after the defendants purchased a commercial property.
The sole issue at trial was whether the defendant signed a specific initial on the BRA extending its term to one year, which would cover the date of the purchase.
Both parties called forensic document examiners to testify on the authenticity of the initial.
The court found the plaintiff's expert more reliable and concluded on a balance of probabilities that the defendant did sign the initial.
The plaintiff was awarded the $250,000 commission.