Bennett v. Egan

At the close of the whole case both parties moved for the direction of a verdict Neither requested that any question of fact be submitted to the jury. On the argument before us the counsel for the defendants conceded that the question to be determined is one of law. The substantial question, therefore, is whether upon the evidence the verdict should have been directed, as matter of law, in favor of the defendants instead of the plaintiff.

The action is brought by the plaintiff, a real estate broker, to recover the amount of commissions alleged "to be due to him from the defendants for services…