Lee v. Benedict

Suit was brought in the court of common pleas by Benedict against Lee. In the plaintiff’s petition he avers that:

“On or about the- day of-, 1903, he and the defendant entered into a verbal agreement whereby the defendant agreed to and did employ said plaintiff to do and perform certain duties, which duties consisted of selling and leasing properties listed with the defendant, in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, and for such services the defendant agreed to pay the plaintiff a fixed salary and 25% and 33-1/3% of the commission so received by the defendant on all properties sold and leased by…