Porter v. Ploughe

LA PRADE, Justice.

Appellant Porter (plaintiff below) is a licensed real estate broker who brought *34suit to recover a realtor’s commission claimed'to have earned in selling defendants’ property. He was denied judgment and brings this appeal.

Defendants listed their property with plaintiff on a so-called open listing for $13,500. On July 15, 1951, the ultimate purchasers, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mitchell, arrived in Mesa, Arizona, from Iowa. On the morning of the 16th, in response to plaintiff’s advertisement in a newspaper, they came to his office to inquire about' properties for sale and after making…