Epstein v. Bossard

Plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker, was retained by defendant to sell defendant’s dairy, including some twelve acres of land and the milk business thereon located. Plaintiff obtained two young men as prospective purchasers, who proposed to buy the dairy as partners. After a series of meetings and negotiations, it was orally agreed between the defendant owner and the purchasers that the latter would buy on the price and terms at which the property had been listed with the plaintiff, namely $50,000, payable $1,000 in cash at the time of the execution of a written contract, $9,000 in cash…