Henry

This is an appeal from a judgment for broker’s commissions for the exchange of real properties.

The defendants were the owners of 2,100 acres of farm land near Walla Walla, Washington, and a dwelling-house in that same city. Both properties were free of encumbrance. While the defendants were visiting at Los Angeles in 1926, they advertised a desire to sell or exchange these properties. The plaintiff, who was a duly licensed real estate broker, residing at Los Angeles, answered this advertisement. The plaintiff and defendants conferred several times regarding a proposed exchange of properties. Mr. Nelms returned to his home at Walla Walla. Mrs. Nelms remained at Los Angeles. The plaintiff took her to inspect several apartment houses with a view of procuring an exchange of properties. The plaintiff then represented to Mrs. Nelms that he had a client by the name of Paul G. Moorhead who owned the Nadine apartments on Fedora Street in Los Angeles and an eight-room family flat situated on Grace Avenue in Hollywood, which might be procured in exchange for their Walla Walla properties. After several conferences between the plaintiff and Mrs. Nelms, together with some correspondence with…