Brenner v. Spiegle

The question of substance presented by. this record is whether, under Section 8621 of the General Code, as amended in 1925 (111 Ohio Laws, p. 104), an action to recover commissions based upon the securing of a tenant for the lease of real estate does not lie unless the contract to pay such commission is in writing.

The statute, as amended in 1925, reads, in its material portions, as follows:

“No action shall be brought whereby to charge the defendant, * # * upon an agreement, promise or contract to pay any commission for or upon the sale of an interest in real estate * * * unless the agreement…