Tessier v. La Nasa

PONDER, Justice.

Plaintiff sues for the recovery of a real estate commission in the sum of $10,500, which he claims is due under a contract for the purchase of property entered into between the defendant and Mr. H. M. Hogan. From a judgment rejecting his demands, the plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff’s suit is based on a written contract for the purchase of real estate in the sum of $210,000 entered into between the defendant, Mr. Anthony V. LaNasa, and Mr. Hogan. The defense to the suit is that plaintiff’s agent, Mr. Tinney, who negotiated the contract, represented and understood that the…