Bertelson v. Hoffman

B. Bertelson, plaintiff, commenced an action in the superior court of Pierce county against D. M. Hoffman, defendant, to recover $500, alleged to have been earned by Bertelson as a broker’s commission in procuring a purchaser for defendant Hoffman’s real estate, situate in the city of Tacoma, known as the Board of Trade saloon. The complaint alleges, the listing of the property by the defendant with plaintiff for sale, upon terms fixed by Hoffman, being five thousand dollars in hand, or to- be paid on consummation of sale, and the balance — thirteen thousand dollars — to be paid on or before…