Ringler v. Ruby

There is evidence tending to show that plaintiff had an oral agreement to procure a purchaser for the property as alleged; that pursuant to such agreement he showed defendant the property, advised him as to the terms of sale and the amount of his commission, and endeavored to sell it to him at the price of $21,000, but was unable to do so; that subsequent to such negotiations defendant, in an effort to deprive plaintiff of his commission, dealt directly with the owner, and fraudulently concealed from him the fact that he had been negotiating for the property with the plaintiff or that he had…