Crasto v. Pohlman

This is a suit by a real estate broker to recover a commission alleged to have been earned under a verbal contract of employment. Defendant denied liability on two grounds:

First. That he did not enter into any agreement with the plaintiff, and

Second. In the alternative, that the real estate broker did not effect the sale of the property.

There was judgment in favor of the defendant dismissing the suit, and plaintiff has appealed.

The record shows that the defendant owned a piece of property which he desired to sell. He placed a for sale sign on the property with a reference to his own phone and…