Eggleton v. Vaughn

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Plaintiff, a real estate salesman, sued defendant, a real estate broker, for one-half of the commission collected by the broker on a sale made while plaintiff was employed in defendant’s office. It was conceded that plaintiff first called the buyer’s attention to the property in question but that final negotiations were conducted by defendant. Plaintiff contended that he was the procuring cause of the sale and consequently entitled to half of the commission. The main defense developed at the trial was that the plaintiff had been instructed by defendant not to negotiate a…