Richey v. Bolton

Plaintiffs instituted this action to recover a real estate broker’s commission. The trial court sustained the defendants’ demurrer to the amended complaint. Plaintiffs declined to plead further, and the court thereupon entered an order dismissing the action. Plaintiffs appealed.

The question before us is whether the amended complaint states a cause of action. The allegations of the pleading may be summarized as follows: Appellants, A. W. Richey and William Heian, are duly licensed real estate brokers in the state of Washington. Respondents, J. A. Bolton and his wife, Ethel Bolton, are the…