Bowie Martin Inc. v. Dews

This was an action in two counts, by Harrie Dews against Bowie Martin Inc. for $935, one-half of a real-estate' commission collected by the defendant from the sale of certain property; the plaintiff contending in count 1 that he and the defendant, both being real-estate brokers, worked together on the sale under an agreement to divide the commission equally. Count 3 charged liability based on an alleged custom prevailing among real-estate agents in Atlanta, whereby the commission was divided equally where agents worked together in making a sale. The defendant admitted that it had refused to…