Garg

INTRODUCTION

Om Garg, representing himself, appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted the summary judgment motion of respondent Toll Brothers, Inc. Garg claimed that Toll Brothers owed him $70,000 as a commission on a house bought by his daughter in a Toll Brothers development. The agreement to pay a commission was, however, contingent on Garg’s possession of a valid real estate license at the time of execution. It is undisputed that Garg’s real estate license had expired and that he did not renew it until a few months later. The trial court granted Toll Brothers’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that Garg’s failure to have a valid license automatically terminated the agreement. Garg’s arguments that Toll Brothers waived the requirement or that it subsequently ratified the agreement were unavailing. The record Garg has placed before us consists of the first amended complaint, the declaration he filed in opposition to Toll Brother’s motion for summary judgment (without exhibits), and some miscellaneous correspondence. This record is wholly inadequate for our review and does not begin to comply with the requirements for an appellant’s appendix set out…