Bliesener v. Baird & Warner, Inc.

Defendant appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $8,000, entered after a nonjury trial.

The evidence shows that defendant is engaged in the real estate business. Plaintiff had been living in New York, had accepted employment in Chicago, and wished to buy a house in the Chicago area. He called defendant’s Winnetka office, and Alan Ramsay, one of defendant’s salesmen, showed him several houses, one of which, located in Glenview, had been built by John Edward Emerson, a contractor and builder. This house was one of 7 built by Emerson…