Morgan v. Zanger

This is an action in assumpsit to recover a commission of $5,000, for alleged services in obtaining a tenant for certain premises in the city of Detroit. The declaration alleges:

That on or about October 26, 1911, the defendant made an agreement with the plaintiff to pay the latter said sum of money as a commission for certain services to be rendered in procuring a tenant for certain described property; said agreement being in substance as follows:

“That if this plaintiff would secure a written offer from certain persons, to wit, one J. M. Ward, of the city of Detroit, Wayne county, Michigan,…