Mengel v. Lawrence

Plaintiff claimed that in a telephone conversation defendant employed him as a broker to find a purchaser of her property for $150,000 all cash, and also expressly agreed to pay him commissions. Defendant denied any such agreement to pay commissions but admitted she said the price was $150,000, all cash. The jury found for plaintiff and judgment has been entered in plaintiff’s favor against defendant for $8,975.05.

The record indicates it was plaintiff who pressed himself on defendant’s superintendent, her counsel and finally by telephone on defendant herself. She answered plaintiff’s…