Gertz v. Shaeffer

It was alleged in the complaint in this cause that the defendants George D. Shaeffer and Sue M. Shaeffer had listed their house and lot with the plaintiff, a real-estate broker, by requesting one of his salesmen to *640secure a purchaser for it; that a representative of the plaintiff showed the property to the defendants Harold L. Bill and Ruby M. Bill, and that these latter indicated a desire to buy it; that they came to the office of the plaintiff and took from him a copy of a proposed earnest-money receipt (to which a commission agreement was attached), stating that, before signing it, they…