Diehl & Associates v. Houtchens

This is the second time this case has been before this Court. Diehl and Associates (Diehl) first filed this action on July 3, 1975, in the District Court, Lewis and Clark County, to recover real estate broker’s commissions of $5,450 for procuring purchasers for two separate parcels of real property owned by defendant. Diehl, in addition, sought to recover its attorney fees and costs. Houtchens filed an answer and counterclaimed seeking a $500 earnest money deposit made by one of the above-referenced purchasers plus attorney fees and costs. The parties subsequently stipulated that the District…