Key Mortgage Co. v. Copeland Glass Co.

HOLMES, Judge.

The plaintiff sued the defendant, claiming the defendant owed the plaintiff a broker’s fee. The circuit court, sitting without a jury, found for the defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the evidence before the trial court required a finding that the broker was entitled to a fee. We hold that the evidence does require such a finding and reverse and remand.

The pertinent facts are without any significant dispute and are as follows: The plaintiff is in the commercial loan brokerage business. The defendant hired the plaintiff to assist defendant…