Sharrar v. Nestle

The plaintiffs brought this action to recover a broker’s commission for the sale of defendants’ farm. In the spring of 1920 the plaintiff firm had in their employ a salesman, Mr. Mann, who obtained from the defendants Exhibit A, which is spoken of as a listing contract, which gave to the plaintiffs such rights as they possessed to sell the farm. It was the claim of the defendant that this contract was not to be effective for 30 days, and was not to be effective at all if during the 30 days defendant notified the plaintiffs he did not desire to sell the farm, and that he gave them such notice…