Waldteufel v. Sailor

Plaintiff herein sued defendant, E. P. Sailor, for a balance alleged to be due plaintiff on account of a commission claimed to have been earned by plaintiff as a real estate broker in effecting a sale of certain land owned by defendant and his brother. Plaintiff relied upon a writing, signed by defendant, E. P. Sailor, only, dated September 27, 1940, by the terms of which defendant authorized plaintiff to sell all or portions of said land, and agreed to pay plaintiff a commission of five per cent on any price defendant might accept for same. Plaintiff alleged that he had secured a purchaser…