Harper v. Shmulevitz

This is an action by a real estate broker for commissions. Plaintiff claims that the defendant at first asked $26,000 as the purchase price of his home of which *569$8,000 would have to be cash. He advised the plaintiff that he had a mortgage in the amount of $7,000. Plaintiff testified that the defendant told her he would pay this mortgage off and get a new first mortgage for the balance above the cash and that he would take this new mortgage personally. She further testified that he agreed to take 5% interest and 3% interest on the principal a year. She further testified that she obtained an…