Smith v. Fidelity & Columbia Trust Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming

This is a customer’s action to recover damages from bis real estate 'broker for alleged negligence in conducting negotiations and concluding a sale. Milton (Smith, Jr., was the owner of a handsome home located in the city of Louisville. He employed the Fidelity & Columbia Trust Company to negotiate, a sale of it, and agreed to pay the customary commission for the service. The price suggested by Smith to be asked for the property was $30,000. Efforts to effect a sale at that price were unsuccessful, although extended over a period of several months.…