Rodes v. Preston Corp.

Plaintiff William Rodes, a real estate salesman, sued defendants, Preston Corporation, his former employer, and the corporation’s president, Robert Pristo, for a commission. After a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff and against both defendants for the sum of $78,750, plus statutory interest from November 20, 1971, to the date of judgment, July 29,1976. Defendants have appealed and argue that (1) plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to sustain the judgment because (a) the prospective purchaser he procured never made an…