Bell-Carns Realty Co. v. Drennen

Defendant Bell-Carns Company, a corporation, hoping to earn a commission on a sale of realty by one Davis to plaintiff Drennen, undertook to bring about the sale, and with that end in view procured plaintiff to sign a paper writing which would witness an agreement between the parties for the sale of the property at a named price. This writing contained conditions other1 than those to which we shall refer presently; but those other conditions are of no importance on this appeal. In pursuance of the terms of the proposed contract plaintiff paid to defendant the sum of $500 as earnest money,…