H. M. Seldon Co. v. Carson

From a judgment of no cause of action in a suit to recover brokerage commissions under a written contract, plaintiff appeals.

In December of 1965, James Carson telephoned the H. M. Seldon Company (hereinafter referred to as “Seldon”), a real-estate brokerage office specializing in industrial and commercial property, for the purpose of engaging them to sell certain business property located in the City of Detroit known as Carson’s Chop House. Mr. Eldon K. Andrews, a vice president of Seldon, went to the property, met Carson, and began negotiations for a listing agreement. After studying the…