Hanley v. Porter

Plaintiffs are husband and wife. Early in June, 1920, they owned 61 lots in Earl’s addition to Muskegon Heights in the county of Muskegon, Michigan. Defendants were and are copartners in the real estate business under the firm name of Porter & Wyman. They solicited plaintiffs for the agency of handling and selling this property. The latter were •willing to sell all but 5 of the lots. On June 8, 1920, negotiations resulted in the contract under consideration here, which defendants prepared. By it plaintiffs gave defendants the exclusive right for a period of four years to sell the 56 lots on…