Bittson v. Steinman

HENDRY, Judge.

The defendant below, A. John Bittson, appeals on order of the circuit court directing a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Edward Steinman. The suit was initiated upon plaintiff’s complaint alleging breach of contract.

At trial, the plaintiff introduced into evidence a written agreement whereby he was to have received 15% of the net profit from the sale of a certain parcel of real property located in New York. Plaintiff testified that the net profit from the sale was approximately $60,000; that by subsequent parol modification of the written contract, he agreed to accept the…