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This section is from the book "American Law Of Real Estate Agency", by William Slee Walker. Also available from Amazon: American law of real estate agency.

Sec. 598. A Custom Or Usage Must Be General Before A Court Will Declare Its Existence As A Matter Of Law

The existence of a custom or usage to the effect that the broker shall be entitled to commissions in the event that his principal declines to complete the transaction negotiated, will not be declared by the court as a matter of law, unless it is notorious and universal. Durkee v. Vermont Cen. R. Co., 29 Vt. 127. See also Sec. 626.

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