Cramer v. Lee Wa Corp.

From a judgment in favor of plaintiff after trial before the court without a jury in an action to recover a real estate broker’s commission, defendants appeal.

Facts: Defendant corporations owned certain apartment buildings which became the subject of negotiations leading to a preliminary agreement dated October 25, 1949, whereby the companies transferred three apartment buildings to Rodney M. Benson in exchange for a piece of property located at 6601 Langdon Avenue, Van Nuys. This agreement provided that the commission to be paid plaintiff was “to be mutually agreed upon.”

Thereafter defendant…