procuring cause

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Definition of procuring cause in English English dictionary: The effort that brings about the desired result; That cause originating from series of events that, without break in continuity, results in the prime object of an agent s employment producing a final buyer; The effort that brings about the desired result Under an open listing the broker who is the procuring cause of the sale receives the commission; a legal term that means the cause resulting in accomplishing a goal Used in real estate to determine whether a broker is entitled to a commission; That effort which brings about the desired result, as in producing the buyer for the listed property; The act of a broker leading to the meeting of minds between the parties to a transaction or the consummation of transaction; Legal term used to determine whether a broker is entitled to a commission; That effort which brings about the desired results Also called predominant efficient cause or the contributing cause; A broker will be regarded as the 'procuring cause' of a sale, so as to be entitled to commission, if his efforts are the foundation on which the negotiations resulting in a sale are begun" Coles versus Pattison, 189 Okl 160, 114 P 2d 457, 458