Bradley v. Westerfield

HATHAWAY, Judge.

Hugh A. Westerfield, the plaintiff below, filed suit in Superior Court against Elizabeth K. Bradley, defendant below, to recover a real estate commission allegedly earned by the plaintiff. The case was tried to the court sitting without a jury, judgment was rendered for the plaintiff and defendant appeals.

The sequence of events which gave rise to this lawsuit is as follows: Defendant entered into a business listing agreement with the plaintiff authorizing the plaintiff to procure a purchaser for defendant’s business, the Rio Rita Bar. The listing described the business as a…