Gretencord v. Cryder

Plaintiff Joanne Gretencord, a real estate broker, sued defendant Dana Cryder to recover a 6% brokerage commission on the sale of defendant’s farm property. After a bench trial, the circuit court found in plaintiff’s favor and entered judgment against defendant in the amount of $41,900. Defendant appeals, arguing that the court’s decision was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. We reduce the amount of the judgment to $41,490 and affirm the trial court’s decision in all other respects.

FACTS

The real estate here at issue consisted of an undivided one-half interest in a 320-acre…