Worner Agency, Inc. v. Doyle

This is a contract case based upon a writing prepared by the defendants and signed by one of them in his capacity as a partner; it was unsigned by the plaintiff. Both parties moved for summary judgment and the trial court awarded summary judgment to the plaintiff and denied it to the defendants who appeal.

The plaintiffs complaint is extremely attenuated. It alleges the identification of the parties and venue, and then further alleges that “defendants agreed in writing to pay plaintiff a real estate commission upon the construction of an office for the Institute for Personality and Ability…