Bowman v. Rahmoeller

This is a suit by a real estate broker for a commission, for negotiating a 30-year lease of a three-story building in the Wellston district of St. Louis. In 1927 defendant was the owner of this building, which was occupied by the Rahmoeller-Flint House Furnishing Company, a corporation operating a furniture store, in which defendant was one of the principal stockholders. Defendant also owned other business property, adjoining this building, which was leased by the Woolworth Company for a five and ten-cent store. The Furniture Company did not have a lease on defendant's building but occupied…