Zelkowitz v. Tobin
Zelkowitz v. Tobin
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff and defendant entered into a broker’s listing agreement in writing, plaintiff to sell defendant’s real property, and to be paid the usual commission of 5 per cent. Plaintiff introduced a purchaser to defendant. Defendant sold the property to this purchaser, but the purchaser and defendant sidetracked the plaintiff broker, who got no commission. The sale was made within the time limit specified in the contract.
At the close of plaintiff’s case, judgment was rendered against him on defendant’s motion for nonsuit.
No brief has been filed on behalf of respondent. A brief could not do him much good, because the rule here to be applied is elementary and the inference may be drawn from the testimony that appellant produced a buyer ready, able and willing to purchase the property. As was said in Baber v. Tumm,
The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial.
White, P. J., and Doran, J., concurred.
A hearing by the Supreme Court was granted on May 25, 1950.
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