Thornton v. Lewis

Bell, Judge.

The two main questions presented by this appeal are: (1) Did the petition set forth a cause of action on the basis of the plaintiff’s procuring an offer from a purchaser ready, able and willing to buy, and who actually offered to buy, on the terms stipulated by the owner? and(2) Even though the offer to purchase secured by the plaintiff was different from the actual terms of the listing, is the plaintiff entitled to recover because he was known to the seller to be the procuring cause of the sale actually made?

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