Johnson v. McLean

The plaintiff, Roy Johnson, is in the real estate business in the City of New Orleans. The defendants, Helen McLean, Gordon J. McLean and Leal C.H. McLean, are the owners of a certain piece of property situated at 114 Baronne Street in New Orleans. Johnson, through his employee, Wallace R. Yates, leased the defendants' Baronne Street property for a period of three years to Antin Jewelry Company. The lease contained a clause giving the lessee an option of renewal for two years which it exercised. A commission of four per cent was paid to Johnson upon the rentals received by defendants during…