E.A. Strout Western Realty Agency, Inc. v. W.C. Foy & Sons, Inc.

HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff brought this action to recover a real estate commission alleged due by reason of the sale of certain ranch property under a listing agreement. The jury returned a special verdict, finding that plaintiff was not entitled to a commission, not having procured the purchaser under the terms of the agreement. Judgment was entered accordingly and plaintiff appeals, seeking reversal and entry of judgment in its favor as a matter of law, or in the alternative, a new trial.

In May, 1974, defendants offered to sell their 8,200-aere ranch in Duchesne County, Utah, to the Ute…