Eadie v. Arc Wood Development, Inc.

The simplicity of the facts in this case disguises the relative difficulty of the law. The proof established at the trial, which was held before the court without a jury, that plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker, was showing homes for sale to a prospective purchaser. Passing the development of houses of the defendant, the purchaser expressed interest in seeing them, and the plaintiff arranged that the prospect visit the development and in fact accompanied him there. Subsequently, the defendant consummated a sale of a house to the plaintiff’s client.

If these facts, which are virtually…