Hamrick v. Cooper River Lumber Co.

Oxner, Justice.

This action was brought by George H. Hamrick, a real estate broker in Charleston, to recover commissions of $5,000.00 alleged to have been earned by procuring a purchaser who entered into a contract to buy from the Cooper River Lumber Company a tract of land in Charleston County, containing 700 acres, for $50,000.00. The purchaser refused to comply. The broker alleges that his services were fully performed and his right to compensation arose when the seller accepted the purchaser and entered into a valid and binding contract of sale. The seller contends that under the terms of…