Peters & Fulk Realtors, Inc. v. Shah

PRESIDING JUSTICE BILANDIC

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Peters & Fulk Realtors, Inc., is a real estate broker. Defendant, Arvind Shah, is alleged to be the purchaser of certain real estate in Cook County. The seller, who is not a party to this litigation, notified defendant that he was in default under the terms of their sale contract. The defendant-purchaser responded that the contract was null and void on its face and demanded that his earnest money promissory note be returned.

Defendant executed a promissory note payable to the plaintiff-broker in the sum of $150,000. The…