Kaufman v. La Crosse Theaters Co.

This appeal presents the following questions: (1) Did the parties enter into a valid brokerage contract? (2) Did the broker produce a lessee ready, willing, and able to take a lease upon the terms specified in the contract? (3) Were any of the terms of the contract ambiguous? These questions were answered in the negative by the trial court.

The listing agreement is in full as follows :

“Mr. Samuel M. Kaufman,

“740 N. Plankinton Avenue,

“Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“Dear Sir: In consideration of your efforts to negotiate a lease of the theater properties controlled by the undersigned and located at La…