Desemo v. Page

The plaintiff is a real estate broker who claims a commission for selling a house owned by the defendant. The trial court entered summary judgment for the defendant and plaintiff has appealed.

In her petition the plaintiff alleged that she was employed by defendant to sell the house; that she showed it to a prospective purchaser who later purchased the property; and that she was the efficient and procuring cause of the sale.

Plaintiff’s own deposition discloses that she called the defendant at the request of a prospective buyer and asked for permission to show her home; that she further asked…