Greene v. Brown

Action for damages by a real estate broker in an amount equal to the commission he would have received from the seller of certain real property, which commission he lost by reason of the defendant prospective buyer’s refusal to go through with an agreed upon purchase of the property. Judgment for the plaintiff on a directed verdict reversed on the law, with costs, and the complaint dismissed, with eost*There was no express agreement made by the prospective purchaser to pay commissions to the broker. It is conceded that there was no oral agreement to pay such commissions or any oral agreement…