O'LEARY v. Crow

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, a partnership of three partners and numerous trustees for 30 family trusts doing business as Bennett & Kahnweiler Associates, brought an action to recover damages in an amount equal to a commission or brokerage fee allegedly due them in connection with a real estate transaction between the Trammell Crow Company and Holleb & Company. The defendants’ motion to strike and dismiss was denied. Following discovery, the court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs appeal from that order,…