Is an agent entitled to commissions even after cancelling an agency contract?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lilly v. Corynthian Restaurant Ltd.; Corynthian Restaurant Ltd. v. Lilly, Lilly and Heritage Management Services Incorporated; and Lilly v. Cotynthian Restaurant Ltd., 1980 CanLII 2315 (SKDC):
As decided in Sellers v. London Counties Newspapers, [1951] 1 K.B. 784, and numerous other cases, there are many instances where agents are entitled to commissions even after cancellation of their agency relationships.
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