Nelson v. Webster

• In 1904 plaintiff, who was the owner of the real estate known as 1010-1012 P street, in the city of Lincoln, requested defendants to find him a purchaser therefor. No agreement as to compensation or commission was made at the time, nor was any written contract ever entered into between plaintiff and defendants with respect to said employment. During the succeeding winter defendants were active in their efforts to secure a purchaser, and’on April 19, 1905, succeeded in making a sale of the property for $17,000, a price satisfactory to plaintiff. At the time of making the sale the purchaser…