Walker v. Van Valkenberg

Suit by F. G. Van Valkenberg, appellee, against A. W. Walker, appellant, for real estate agent’s commission of 5 per cent, on sale of a lot in Dallas, Tex. Trial to court. Judgment for appellee.

The controlling question in the case is whether appellant, defendant below, was entitled to judgment as a matter of law, under the following well-established principle:

“Where property is placed for sale with two or more real estate brokers, the owner, provided he remains neutral towards the several brokers, is liable for commissions only to the one who first completes a sale, or, if the owner has not…