Zappas

Plaintiff has appealed from an order dismissing his action, entered after the court sustained defendants’ demurrer to plaintiff’s third amended complaint without leave to amend.

The third amended complaint alleges the following facts: In January of 1966 plaintiff orally agreed (1) to find and introduce defendants to a person or persons who would lease defendants’ real property in Torrance, California; and (2) to introduce defendants to a contractor and designer with whom plaintiff—on his own behalf—had negotiated a tentative agreement for the construction of a building on the property. As consideration for the foregoing, defendants orally promised that if a lease could be negotiated with such person or persons they would pay plaintiff 5 percent of the rent received therefrom, or sixty dollars per month, whichever amount was greater, on the first day of each month.

In reliance upon defendants’ promise, plaintiff introduced a prospective lessee to defendants. The newly acquainted parties thereafter negotiated and executed a 10 year lease of the property. In further reliance upon defendants’ promise plaintiff introduced the contractor and designer to defendants. Defendants…