J. A. Wigmore Co. v. Chapman

This is an action brought by a real estate broker to recover a commission claimed to have been earned by finding a purchaser for a 99-year leasehold estate. The property was owned by the Wigmore Company, a corporation of Cleveland, the plaintiff in error, and defendant in error, Chapman, was the broker. Chapman brought an action to recover commission, claiming that he had entered into a verbal contract with the Wigmore Company to find a buyer for the leasehold estate; that the Wigmore Company had fixed the selling price at $50,000, and had agreed to pay him a commission fixed by the real…