Myers v. Arthur

— This action was brought to recover a real estate brokers’ commission on the sale of furniture, fixtures, furnishings and a leasehold interest of several years in a hotel in Seattle. The employment of the brokers was not in writing. The defendant has appealed from a judgment against her.

Two questions are presented, (1) was the agreement employing the brokers within the statute of frauds; and (2) did the brokers comply with the agreement so as to entitle them to the commission 1 ? The statute relied on by the appellant is subd. 5, § 5825, Rem. Comp. Stat. [P. C. §7745], act of 1905, which…