Mattingly v. Bohn

WINDES, Justice.

On September 28, 1954, appellant Charles A. Mattingly, plaintiff in the trial court and a licensed real estate broker, received from appellees, Louis J. Bohn and wife, defendants below, a signed listing giving plaintiff the authority to sell their real property for the sum of $20,000 with a down payment of $5,000 and agreeing to pay five percent commission on the total amount of sale. This instrument further stated: “I hereby make you agent and give you sole and exclusive rights till 1 Jan ’55 to sell or exchange the above property.” Under date of October 19, 1954, defendants…