Sexton v. Berenson

Plaintiff, a real estate broker, sued the defendant, Rose Marie Berenson, to recover a commission of $675.00 alleged to have been earned by him in procuring a purchaser of real property, a dwelling house in the city of Portland owned by the defendant. His complaint also included a claim for $150.00 attorney’s fees, pursuant to a provision of his contract of employment, and for reimbursement of the sum of $12.50, the cost of a title report advanced by the plaintiff. A trial before the court without a jury resulted in findings and a judgment for the plaintiff as prayed for in the complaint. The…