Merritt v. Hummer

The facts, so far as we deem them important to a proper understanding of the controversy, are substantially as follows: the defendant, a real estate agent in the city of Denver, arranged with the plaintiff, then residing in Victor, but who owned certain real estate within the city of Denver, to sell said real estate. After some correspondence, and a *570personal interview on the subject, defendant wrote the following letter to plaintiff:

“Dear Sir:

We have a customer at last to whom you may possibly sell your property. The price you gave us was $15,000 net. Is this absolutely the lowest and best…