Marlatt v. La Grange

Defendants in error as plaintiffs sued to recover a deposit of $2,000.00 made as down payment on the purchase of a residence property from the Marlatts. Wilson & Wilson, Realtor, acted as broker in the transaction. We refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court or by name.

The option contract for sale and purchase entered into by the parties was on a printed form supplied by the Realtor, the pertinent part of which is the following:

“The entire price to be paid is Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 Dollars ($50.00) of which the amount as above stated is a part, and the…