Levy v. Duncan Realty Co.

The Duncan Realty Company, a firm composed of W. J. Duncan and P. W. Huber, instituted this suit against Ike and S. Levy, seeking to recover a commission of $1,000 alleged to have been earned by the plaintiffs as real estate brokers. They also sued upon a promissory note, but that feature of the case is not involved in the appeal. The proof shows that, as agents for appellants, appellees procured one A. F. Crowley with whom appellants entered into a written contract for the exchange of certain real estate, one paragraph of which reads as follows:

“It is agreed that in the event either party…