Morley v. Wilson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action for a real-estate agent’s commission.

The plaintiffs, as real-estate agents, brought the defendant and a buyer together and the latter two effected a bargain for the sale of a valuable farm. The plaintiffs claimed a commission of 3% on the purchase price, $729, and sued for that amount. Defendant’s answer admitted the plaintiffs’ services, admitted that the original agreement between him and plaintiffs was that their commission should be $700, but that this agreement was based on the expectation that the farm should be sold…