McNamara v. Steckman

This is an appeal from judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action to recover an alleged commission of $3,000 earned by him in the sale of certain real estate owned by defendant. The trial court found in substance that defendant, by written agreement of January 8, 1924, employed plaintiff, a duly licensed real estate broker, to sell his said property for $78,000, payable upon the terms stipulated in said agreement, plaintiff to receive for his services a commission of five per cent of the purchase price, and the agreement to continue until terminated by fifteen days’ notice to plaintiff; that…