Cohen v. Lenehan

In this action by a real estate broker to recover a commission, the defendant has appealed from a judgment for the plaintiff on the ground that the latter failed to produce a customer ready, willing and able to purchase the defendant’s property.

With such corrections of the finding as the defendant is entitled to, the facts may be summarized as follows: The defendant, an owner of a house and land, gave the plaintiff, a real estate broker doing business under the trade name of “Allied Associates,” exclusive right to sell his property for an agreed commission. The broker produced, as prospective…