Sugarman v. Freeman

Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action brought to recover broker’s commissions for producing a purchaser ready, able and willing to buy defendant’s property on defendant’s terms. The employment is admitted, and the evidence shows that plaintiff obtained, but did not produce, a customer ready, able and willing to buy on defendant’s terms. After repeated negotiations resulting in a ‘modification of the terms satisfactory to defendant, the defendant demanded that the broker inform him who the proposed purchaser was. Plaintiff refused to divulge the name of his…