Cunningham v. Aeschliman

The plaintiff, H. G. Cunningham, an Indiana real estate broker, brought this action in the circuit court of Du Page County against the defendant, Roger C. Aeschliman, to recover a commission on the sale of a house which the defendant owned in Munster, Indiana, as well as certain cleaning and painting expenses the plaintiff had incurred in preparing the house for sale. A jury was waived, and the trial court entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $4080, representing the commission, and $379 representing the refurbishing expenses. The Appellate Court, Second District, reversed…