Ferguson v. Overhead Door Co. of Springfield

FLANIGAN, Judge.

Plaintiff Raymond Ferguson, a licensed real estate broker, brought this action to recover a commission allegedly due him from defendant Overhead Door Company of Springfield, Inc., by reason of a sale by defendant to Jack Webb of an improved lot (5204 Range Line) in Joplin, Missouri. The sale price was $22,000 and the petition sought a six percent commission of $1,320.

As a defense to the petition, and as the basis for its counterclaim for actual and punitive damages, defendant alleged that plaintiff failed to disclose the existence of a higher offer ($25,500), that offer being…