Rotella v. Lange

Joseph A. Lange, a real estate broker, brought this action against William Rotella for commission alleged to be due under a listing agreement for the sale of Rotella’s restaurant business called Eton Inn, on Grace street in Richmond. A jury returned a verdict in his favor for $900, the amount claimed, on which the court entered the judgment from which Rotella now appeals. The decisive question presented by the assignments of error is whether the verdict was *576contrary to the law and the evidence. The evidence is set forth in a stipulation agreed to between the parties.

By the listing agreement…