Alexander v. Rekoon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummeke, Chief Justice.

This suit was brought by Alexander, a real estate broker, to recover commissions which he claimed to be due to him under a contract with the defendant for the sale of a lot in the city of Newark belonging to the latter. His case was that he was employed by the defendant to secure a purchaser for this plot of ground, under a promise that, if he succeeded in doing so, he should receive a commission of five per cent, upon the purchase price. The contract was an oral one, and was entered into on June 12th, 1924. On the day following…