Yanik v. Tascian
Filed 10/5/10 Yanik v. Tascian CA2/5
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IN
THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND
APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION
FIVE
ARDAS YANIK,
Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
PENIK BEN TASCIAN, as
Administrator etc.,
Defendant and Respondent.
B220500
(Los Angeles
County Super.
Ct.
No. VC051282)
APPEAL from
a judgment of the Superior Court
of Los Angeles
County, William J. Birney, Judge. Affirmed.
Ardas
Yanik, in pro per, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
Choate
& Choate, Joseph Choate, Jr., and Bradley L. Cornell for Defendant and
Respondent.
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Plaintiff
and appellant Ardas Yanik appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant and
respondent Penik Ben Tascian (the Administrator), as the administrator of the
estate of Dogan Levon Tasciyan, in this action to recover money on a contract
related to the sale of property. The
trial court found that Yanik was not entitled to compensation, because he
participated in the negotiations of the purchase
agreement between Tasciyan and a third party without being licensed as a
real estate broker or salesperson. Yanik
contends the court's finding is not supported by substantial evidence. We conclude substantial evidence supports the
court's finding, and therefore, we affirm.[1]
FACTS
Tasciyan owned property in Bellflower. When Yanik purchased a neighboring property,
Tasciyan asked if he wanted to buy Tasciyan's property or help him sell
it. Yanik is not licensed as a real
estate agent or broker. He has invested
in other properties with licensed real estate agent Javid Elist. Yanik and Elist met with Tasciyan several
times to negotiate the purchase of Tasciyan's property on behalf of their
limited liability company, Lankershim & Vanowen Properties, LLC. In February 2007, escrow was opened for
Lankershim to purchase the property for $670,000. However, Yanik could not raise the amount
necessary for the purchase. In addition,
after studying environmental and zoning issues, he concluded the property was
contaminated. Elist was familiar with
Yanik's research on the contamination and zoning issues.
On March
6, 2007, Tasciyan and Yanik executed a document entitled â€
| Description | Plaintiff and appellant Ardas Yanik appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant and respondent Penik Ben Tascian (the Administrator), as the administrator of the estate of Dogan Levon Tasciyan, in this action to recover money on a contract related to the sale of property. The trial court found that Yanik was not entitled to compensation, because he participated in the negotiations of the purchase agreement between Tasciyan and a third party without being licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson. Yanik contends the court's finding is not supported by substantial evidence. Court conclude substantial evidence supports the court's finding, and therefore, Court affirm.[ |
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