Murphey, Taylor & Ellis, Inc. v. Williams

Cook, Justice.

Murphey, Taylor & Ellis, Inc., a real estate broker, brought a petition in Baldwin Superior Court against Walter B. Williams, Jr., a resident of the county, and Walter B. Williams, Sr., a resident of Jones County. The petition, as amended, was in three counts. The allegations of Count 1 are included in all three counts, and are summarized as follows:

*100Walter B. Williams, Jr., the owner of a shopping center, had made a tentative agreement with Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Piggly Wiggly) to enter into a lease to occupy a building proposed to, be…