Bartlett v. Keith

The plaintiff, a real estate broker, sues for a commission, and sets up a breach of the following alleged exclusive sale agreement: “June 16, 1947, Exclusive sale of property. #26 Prospect St., West Bridgewater Mass., to my agent Florence M. Bartlett. We are asking $12,000 (will take as low as $11,000). She is to have exclusive sale of same — for 90 days. [Sgd.] Phyllis L. Keith.” The plaintiff’s only exception is to the granting of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.

The jury could have found these facts from the testimony of the plaintiff, the only witness. On June 16, 1947, in a…