Clark v. Prov. Tr. Co., Trustee

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barnes,

This is an action to recover commissions upon the sale of real estate. In January, 1929, the Provident Trust Company of Philadelphia, as trustee under the will of Jane P. Jacobs, and Dr. Francis B. Jacobs, owned a tract of ground situated on the southwest corner of High and Chestnut Streets, in the Borough of West Chester, known as the “Jacobs Lot,” each party having an undivided one-half interest therein. The property possessed value as a site for a motion picture theatre.

The plaintiffs, William H. Clark and William M. Hulme, real estate brokers, engaged in…