Meridian Interests, Inc. v. J.A. Peterson Enterprises, Inc.

NUGENT, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a verdict and judgment awarding plaintiff its broker’s commission for procuring a ready, willing, and able buyer for a Kansas City apartment building, the sale of which was not completed. Defendant complains that the evidence was insufficient to submit the case to the jury and that the court erred in instructing the jury. We affirm.

Defendant, J.A. Peterson, Inc., is owned by Gordon Peterson. In 1977-78, defendant was having a cash flow problem and its creditors were pressuring Mr. Peterson to sell some of the company’s properties.

On May 17, 1978, Peterson…