Barnes v. German Savings & Loan Society

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reavis, J.

Action upon a contract of brokerage between plaintiff, assignee of A. B. Stewart, and the defendant and appellant, for commission. The defendant owned the Safe Deposit Building, in Seattle. Stewart desired to rent the building. The defendant did not wish to lease the building, but desired to sell; whereupon defendant offered to sell the building to Stewart for $65,000 net, and to allow all the purchase price above that sum to go to Stewart as commission for procuring the sale. Stewart employed the plaintiff as an assistant broker.…