United Investors, Inc. v. Koenig & Strey, Inc.

Plaintiff, United Investors, Inc., appeals from a judgment entered in favor of defendants, Koenig & Strey, Inc., and Melvin M. Kaplan Realty, Inc., in an action to recover the balance of a real estate commission allegedly due. United Investors contends that the judgment was erroneous.

On April 26, 1985, Dr. Alexander Constantaras entered into an exclusive written listing agreement with United Investors, a licensed real estate broker, for the sale of his Winnetka home at a price of $625,000. After an unsuccessful effort to sell the home, in the course of which it expended approximately $1,300,…