Duffy v. Setchell

F. E. Duffy brought suit in the Circuit Corut of Lee County, Illinois, against Jacque Setchell for a real estate broker’s commission. Duffy alleged that he had a listing contract with Setchell which gave him an exclusive right to sell Setchells farm, and that a sale had been made by Setchell through another broker, Charles F. Brown. Setchell in his reply denied that Duffy was entitled to a commission, and alleged that the contract of sale procured through Brown was voidable and had been rescinded. Setchell filed a third-party complaint against Brown, alleging that no valid sale of his farm…