Johnson v. Rutherford

The plaintiff in this action, H. W. Johnson, in his complaint, alleged that, November 25, 1946, the defen dants, James H. Rutherford and Jane Doe Rutherford, husband and wife, retained his services as agent to sell a tavern, described as “Rosemere Tavern,” located at 3215 Z street, Vancouver, Washington, agreeing to pay plaintiff one thousand dollars as commission, if plaintiff negotiated a sale of the tavern at the price fixed by defendants; that the plaintiff found a purchaser, who bought the tavern at defendants’ price; that plaintiff had received one hundred dollars on account of the…