Murphy v. Collins

Action to recover a commission alleged to have been earned by plaintiffs in procuring a purchaser for real property held for sale by defendants. Plaintiffs bad a Arerdict and defendants appealed from an order denying their motion for judgment or a new trial.

It appears without dispute that plaintiffs were authorized by defendants to procure a purchaser of the property under an agreement for compensation should they succeed. The evidence justified the jury in finding that subsequent to the agreement plaintiffs advertised the property for sale. The advertisement reached a prospective purchaser…