Ducummon v. Johnson

Plaintiff’s petition alleges that in October 1946 he was a licensed real estate broker, and at that time he was orally employed by defendant to sell 320 acres of land in Palo Alto' County, Iowa, for $225 per acre, and that upon procuring a buyer ready, willing and able to purchase on terms specified by defendant plaintiff was to receive a commission of two per cent of the purchase price.

It is further alleged that plaintiff showed the land to one M. S. Grossnickle on August 22, 1947, and immediately thereafter Grossnickle purchased it from defendant at a price believed to be $72,600. Refusal…