Posted on 01/17/2007 8:50:22 AM PST by Nachum
It's not like he wasn't notified about the custom eh?!
Maybe Seinfeld purposely did this to try to avoid paying her. Maybe he did know she was an observant Jew. Don't you think this woman would have told him (if she didn't she's an idiot) or any client since most people will look on a Saturday? And why did Seinfeld feel the urgent need to go see the place again? He couldn't have waited a day? Something isn't kosher about how this went down.
Bingo. If she had just been out of town for the day or otherwise unavailable, he would have had no argument that he didn't owe the commission. She had shown them the apartment.
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| a ruling that is seen as a positive defense of religious worship for Sabbath observers Well, I don't know about that. I think it's more a case of the agent showing the property to Seinfeld's estate manager, then showing it again a few days later to this same estate manager and Seinfeld's wife. |
Jerry's just gathering material for next season's episodes.
He probably makes $98,000 a day in royalties.
Seinfeld should have hired "Jackie Chiles" to represent him ;)
I never liked Seinfeld.
>>Not answering the phone on the Sabbath?
What's that all about?<<
This isn't about the Sabbath.
What if a real estate agent was in the ER with a child and forgot their phone. What if their battery died, what if...
If either the buyer or seller has a signed agency contract with a broker, and the broker shows the property, they are entitled to the commission barring ineptitude or corruption or other "extraordinary" circumstances.
The owner and Seinfeld were basically trying to perform a commissiondectomy - a common practice as dollar amounts increase.
If there was a written acency contract, this was an open and shut case, and Seinfelds excuse was lame.
This has NOTHING to do with the REASON the agent was not available.
However,if it *wasn't* spelled out in the contract then I think Seinfeld was justified in expecting her to try to accede to his wishes regarding a Saturday showing.
How would she even be aware of his wishes?
This may be but at least he did not go off into an expletive ridden tirade like Richards his old co star did in November.
Well, that's why it needs to be a partner.
You trade off, and it will even out.
"This begs the question: When did it become acceptable to expect everyone to be at your beck and call every hour of the day or they don't get paid?"
Actually, this is what the ruling should have been based upon. As it stands, it is setting a very dangerous precedent.
Be careful what you ask for. You just might get it.
"A Jew doesnt know Jewish tradition?"
Well, Nancy Pelosi claims to be an observant Roman Catholic, and yet supports abortion, gay marriage, and general hedonism and sin.
Your point? :)
Jerry belongs to the synagogue of haSatan.
b'shem Yah'shua
You spell it out at the very beginning.The agent informs the prospective client that he/she doesn't work on Saturday. The client either agrees to this stipulation or he doesn't.
If he doesn't they try to reach a compromise or the client goes elsewhere.I *am* surprised,however,by a real estate agent refusing to work on either a Saturday or a Sunday given that these two days are the ones that buyers are most likely to utilize for viewing properties.
Sorry - never really been a fan of Seinfeld, I was just making fun of his throwing topics out there, and then saying "What's that all about?"
I remember Joe Lieberman had similar restrictions.
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