Stagg v. Lawton

In this action by a real-estate broker to recover a commission for procuring a purchaser of the defendant’s property, the trial court rendered judgment for the plaintiff and the defendant has appealed. This action is somewhat unusual in that the commission sought to be recovered was not to be paid by the defendant but by the purchaser.

Pacts sufficient for our disposition of the appeal as stated in the finding are not subject to correction. While the plaintiff was working for a real-estate firm, he was authorized by the defendant to secure a purchaser of the property at a certain price, with…