Bossow v. Bowlway Lanes, Inc.

Defendant, Bowlway Lanes, Inc., appeals from a judgment following a bench trial for plaintiff, Bruce Bossow, d/b/a ERA Bruce Realty, in the amount of $27,500, constituting a broker’s commission allegedly due from the sale of a bowling alley. Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court erred in finding that plaintiff was the procuring cause of the sale and (2) whether the trial court’s finding of an enforceable open listing agreement between plaintiff and defendant was against the manifest weight of the evidence.

Plaintiff commenced this action against Bowlway…