Krehbiel v. Milford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This was an action by a real estate agent to recover compensation from the owner for procuring a purchaser who was ready, willing, and able to purchase land in accord with the terms of an oral listing agreement. The plaintiff recovered and the defendant appeals.

With issues joined by pleadings not in question this cause came on for trial by a jury which, after the trial court had denied defendant’s request for an instructed verdict, returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff. Thereafter, the trial court overruled defendant’s motion for a new…