Gruntz v. Frank Jordano, Inc.

HIGGINS, ' J.

Plaintiff entered, suit against defendant, a real estate broker, to recover an alleged deposit of $300 in connection with a real estate transaction. Defendant denied liability and claimed the $300 as commission earned under the alleged contract. There was • judgment in favor of plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.

The record shows that on August 18, 1928, plaintiff and defendant entered into a written contract whereby plaintiff agreed to purchase a certain piece of real estate in the parish of Jefferson for the sum of $3,000, said contract containing the following stipulation:

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