Hutton v. La France

The principal issue on this appeal concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the findings of the trial court in support of its conclusion that the plaintiff, the appellant herein, executed a release which discharged his claim against the defendants, the respondents herein, for a brokerage commission which he sought to recover by this action.

The defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher, as owners of a hotel known as the Casa Del Vista, by written agreement, listed their property for sale with the plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker. In response to this listing, the plaintiff introduced…