Moody Investments, Inc. v. Baldwin

Briscoe, J.:

In an action brought by Moody Investments, Inc., to recover a real estate commission, the trial court on cross-motions for summary judgment granted Moody summary judgment against Miles Edward Baldwin and Irene S. Baldwin. The Baldwins appeal.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. The El Dorado Motel in El Dorado, Kansas, originally owned by Nola Wierson, was sold on contract to Fred and Lauretta VanDenberg in 1963. The VanDenbergs in turn sold it on contract to the Baldwins in 1965. The sale which resulted in the present dispute occurred in 1973 when the Baldwins sold the…