Wauwatosa Realty Co. v. Paar

The question involved on this appeal is whether the plaintiff real-estate broker procured a purchaser ready, willing, and able to purchase the defendants’ real estate pursuant to the terms of its listing contract so as to entitle the plaintiff to a broker’s commission.

There is no dispute in the facts that on October 27, 1951, the plaintiff procured from Edward and Rose Jurss, their written offer to purchase the property at a price of $15,000. The offer was accepted by the defendants. The date agreed upon for the closing of the sale was January 3, 1952. Previous to the time fixed for closing,…