Case Name: POINTE SAVINGS BANK, Appellant/cross-appellee, v. Sari GARSHALL, Appellee/cross-appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-12-23
Citations: 610 So. 2d 705
Docket Number: Nos. 91-2205, 92-0136 and 92-0137
Parties: POINTE SAVINGS BANK, Appellant/cross-appellee, v. Sari GARSHALL, Appellee/cross-appellant.
Judges: GUNTHER and STONE, JJ., and MOE, LEROY H., Associate Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 610
Pages: 705–705

Head Matter:
POINTE SAVINGS BANK, Appellant/cross-appellee, v. Sari GARSHALL, Appellee/cross-appellant.
Nos. 91-2205, 92-0136 and 92-0137.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Dec. 23, 1992.
Rehearing En Banc Denied Jan. 26, 1993.
Frank J. Bennardo, Boca Raton, and Edna L. Caruso and Barbara J. Compiani of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant/cross-appellee.
Jerald A. Goldstein of Goldstein & Saturn, Boca Raton, for appellee/cross-appel-lant.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The trial court found as a fact that under the terms of their commission agreement, the appellee-mortgage broker was only entitled to a commission from appellant if the loan applications that she originated were actually closed. Nevertheless, the trial court ordered the bank to pay commissions on loan applications which did not close. This was error, notwithstanding that only the bank was responsible for the decisions to reject those applications prior to closing on them. E.g. Harding Realty Inc. v. Turnberry Towers Corp., 436 So.2d 983 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983); Warter v. Bancroft Hotel Assocs., 285 So.2d 676 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973); Hanover Realty Corp. v. Codomo, 95 So.2d 420 (Fla.1957). Therefore, the final judgment and order regarding attorney's fees and costs are reversed.
GUNTHER and STONE, JJ., and MOE, LEROY H., Associate Judge, concur.