Lyman Loring Brooks v. Gregory

The first count in the plaintiff’s declaration alleges that on or about September 29, 1928, the defendant employed him “to interest one Henry Ford in the purchase of defendant’s real estate” and agreed to pay *200him a commission of six per cent upon the selling price; that the plaintiff did interest said Ford in said real estate; that the defendant on or about September 16, 1930, sold said real estate to Ford for $100,000; that the sale and conveyance were brought about by the plaintiff and that the defendant owes him $5,500, the balance of the commission after deducting a credit of $500. The…