Chalick v. Weintraub

Opinion by

Henderson, J.,

The plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendant the amount of a check for the sum of $500 given by the latter to Jack Sherman who was acting as agent for the plaintiff and one Elgart in the sale of premises owned by them on 11th Street in Philadelphia. An agreement of purchase prepared by Sherman was signed by the defendant on June 11, 1923. It provided that the agreement should be approved within twenty-four hours by the owners. The negotiation by the defendant was with Sherman — Chalick and Elgart not being present. The case was tried before the judge without a…