Tucker v. Rogers

Defendant authorized one S. J. Derbes, a real estate broker, to sell for his account ten certain lots of ground for a net price of $4,-500 and retain all above that amount for his commission.

Derbes approached plaintiff, another real estate broker, and arranged to sell him the lots for $4,750. It was agreed, however, that plaintiff and Derbes were to split the commission of $250. '

Thereupon plaintiff addresses to himself as “Selling Agent” an offer to purchase the property, signed by himself as “Agent for client, Buyer”; which offer he, “Selling Agent,” submitted to Derbes, as “Listing Agent,”…