Ray v. Thomas McDonald Corp.

“The broker’s commissions are earned, when, during the agency, he finds a purchaser ready, able, and willing to buy, and who actually offers to buy on the terms stipulated by the owner.” Code § 4-213. According to the allegations of count 1 of the petition, to which no demurrer was interposed, the defendant owner of the rooming-house business employed the plaintiff to secure a purchaser for such business. During the course of negotiating the sale, over a period of two or three days, the defendant was willing to accept and did accept several sets of terms offered by prospective purchasers…