Sulphur Springs Realty, Inc. v. Blackstone

The plaintiff-appellee Sulphur Springs Realty, Inc. filed its complaint, No. 81-CIV-30, in the Court of Common Pleas of Wood County against defendants-appellants alleging a failure to pay a real estate broker’s commission. The complaint consisted of four counts. In Count 1, plaintiff alleged that plaintiff and defendants entered into a written listing contract, whereby defendants granted plaintiff the exclusive right for a term expiring on October 7, 1980, to sell real property located at 105 Secor Woods Lane, Perrysburg, Ohio. The exclusive listing contract contained the following clause:

“If…