Matteson v. Walker

Mr. Presiding Justice Holdom

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, a firm of real estate brokers in Chicago, sued the defendant for a real estate commission for having produced a purchaser ready, willing and able to purchase the property of defendant, numbered 172 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, averring that the employment was duly authorized by defendant’s agent, one Cyrus Bentley.

The defendant moved to strike plaintiff’s statement of claim from the record and to enter judgment for the defendant. The motion to strike was allowed; the motion for judgment was not allowed, and…