Sarshik v. Fink

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Plaintiff, a broker, was engaged as agent to sell real estate owned by defendant and others. Early in October, defendant offered, through a “blind advertisement” in a newspaper, a property for sale. Plaintiff, by letter of October 5th, asked him for full particulars regarding the property, stating, “I represent a client who is very much interested.” At an interview between the parties on October 9th, defendant placed the property with him for sale, agreeing to pay 2%% commission. The price was fixed at $250,000, but defendant indicated that an offer around…