Maine v. Garvin

OPINION

MOISE, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellee filed this action against defendant-appellant to recover a commission of $6,250.00 which arose by virtue of employment of plaintiff as a real estate broker to sell the Butterfield Stage Motel located in Deming, .New Mexico,, and owned by defendant, for which the defendant agreed to pay plaintiff a real estate commission of 5% of the sale price of the property.

Defendant, by his answer, admitted the employment of plaintiff as alleged by him, but denied plaintiffs further allegations that through plaintiffs efforts the defendant had sold the property for…