Kokinis v. Kotrich

John G. Kokinis, a licensed real estate broker, brought this action to recover a commission under the terms of a listing agreement for the sale of a motel owned by defendants, Edward and Rita Kotrich. The circuit court of Cook County, in a bench trial, granted defendants’ motion for judgment in their favor at the close of plaintiff’s case in chief, but the appellate court reversed and remanded with directions to proceed as if defendants’ motion had been denied (74 Ill. App. 3d 224). We granted defendants’ petition for leave to appeal, and we now affirm.

Defendants contend that the appellate…