Bock v. Bourgeois

This is an action of contract to recover for breach of a written agreement to sell real estate. The "answer is a general denial, that there never was a written agreement, and that the memorandum concerning the sale did not comply with the Statute of Frauds.

At the trial there was evidence tending to show that: The plaintiff was a licensed real estate broker and had been engaged in that business for about six years.

The defendant was a retired gentleman, 88 years of age. The plaintiff went to see him and solicited a listing of the property as a broker on March 10, 1966.

The defendant wanted…