Stevens v. Oschwald Realty Corp.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Monmouth County Court of Common Pleas entered upon a verdict directed in favor of the plaintiff by the trial judge. The suit was by a real estate broker upon a contract to pay a commission for the renting of property of the defendant by him. The contract reads as follows:

“In the event of your bringing about the renting or selling of my property you will be recognized as a licensed real estate broker and entitled to your regular commission of five per cent, of the amount of the rent or of the sale.”

The property was a lot in Red Bank. The plaintiff…