Coast Business Brokers, Inc. v. Hickman

Plaintiff, a real estate broker, brought this action to recover a broker’s commission. Plaintiff’s claim to a commission was based upon an earnest money receipt that had been 'signed by defendant. Defendant signed the receipt as a prospective buyer. The earnest money receipt was made a part of plaintiff’s complaint. At the beginning of the trial, the trial court sustained an objection to the admission of any evidence in support of the complaint. The objection was actually in the nature of a demurrer for the reason that the complaint did not state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of…