Commander v. Lawler
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover a commission for services rendered as a real-estate broker at the alleged request of the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Case, J.; the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $560, which the trial court upon motion set aside as against the evidence, and from this decision the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, C. J.
It is well settled that a broker in whose hands real estate has been placed for sale by its owner, is entitled to his commission, agreed upon or customary, when his efforts have resulted in a sale, or in procuring a customer who is ready, able and willing to buy upon the terms prescribed by the owner. Home Banking & Realty Co. v. Baum, 85 Conn. 383, 386, 82 Atl. 970. His right to the commission is dependent upon the concurrence of two conditions: (1) the creation either expressly or impliedly of an agency employment to effect a sale, and (2) the execution of the terms of the employment to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Home Banking & Realty Co. v. BaumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
3Cited by6 opinions
- Murphy v. LinskeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Cohen v. LenehanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Albonsky v. BanaitisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
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- Daly v. DubitzkyConnecticut Superior Court · 1941
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