Orpheum Theatre & Realty Co. v. Seavey & Flarsheim Brokerage Co.

Plaintiff and defendant are corporations organized under the laws of this State; the former as a theatre and the latter as a brokerage company. The former was in the course of preparation for the erection of a large theatre building in Kansas City and the latter was engaged in what is commonly known as the brokerage business in such city; its articles of incorporation stated that it was organized for the purpose of carrying on and doing "a general brokerage business.”

Just prior to the origin of the present controversy the plaintiff corporation desired to change its location from West 9th…