Carpenter v. Overland Tire Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

White, J.

The plaintiff, Carpenter, who was not a real estate agent, and who was in the employ of the General Electric Company, was approached by the president (dwell) of the defendant company, which owned a factory, that it desired to sell, and was told by Olwell that if he would bring about a sale of it to the General Electric Company the defendant would pay him a commission of $5,000 for so doing. Carpenter immediately entered into negotiations with Mr. Evans, the proper officer of the General Electric Company, to bring about such a sale, acquainting…