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.
If during the continuance of the option given to a real estate broker, the owner bargains the property to a third party contingent on the failure of the option holder to comply with the terms of the option, does not alone constitute a breach of the option by the owner. Smith v. Lawrence, 98 Me. 92, 56 A. 455.
 
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