Nickelsen v. Morehead

Plaintiff in this case is a licensed real-estate broker and in the fall of 1945 he was employed by verbal con tract by the defendant to find a purchaser for certain real estate. Later he procured Lyle T. Mallary as a purchaser and took him to the defendant. Shortly thereafter, on October 24, 1945, defendant and the said Mallary entered into a written contract for the purchase of the farm at the stipulated price of $15,400 and Mallary made a down payment of $500. Thereafter, apparently not haying been able to dispose of some of his own real estate, Mallary and defendant canceled the contract…