Herman v. Handler

The agreed state of the case was as follows: “The action was to recover the deposit and reasonable search fees upon a contract to purchase real estate which was never consummated. Mr. Lintott was sworn for the plaintiff and gave evidence as to the reasonableness of the search fee and offered the contract which was received in evidence. * * * The court gave judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant, allowing the deposit and search fees, in the sum of $216.25.”

The contract provided: “The consummation of this contract is conditioned upon the Building and Loan Association, owner, conveying…