Reisman v. Massey

The renewed general demurrer to the amended answer was to the effect that the answer did not present an issuable defense. The petition is based on the listing contract, employing the plaintiff to negotiate the sale of the defendant’s business, and on Code § 4-213, which states, “The broker’s commissions are earned when, during the agency, he finds a purchaser ready, able, and willing to buy, and who actually offers to buy on the terms stipulated by the owner.” The defense raised in the answer is that the agent violated his duty to the seller by misrepresenting the ability of the buyer to pay,…