Lambourne v. Manchester Country Properties, Inc.

Plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker, was employed by the defendant real estate agency under an oral agreement whereby she was to receive 50% of commissions earned from any sale she brought about. If the original listing had been secured by another broker, that broker received 10% of the commission, and plaintiff’s share would be 45%, or half the net after that payment. She sold listed premises belongingto one Coombs, involving a $7000 commission, which Coombs did not pay. Defendant sued Coombs and recovered a judgment, which is uncollected, for the $7000 plus costs. In so doing it…