Rossi

This is an action for services rendered by J. B. Albert, who assigned his claim to the Benjamin S. Brown Agency, who in turn assigned the claim to the plaintiff. The action is based upon a written agreement.

The defendant Rossi had an option of a ground lease of certain real property in San Francisco, and was seeking a tenant who would take a lease of a building to be erected by him. His efforts in this behalf had progressed so far that he had entered into an agreement for a lease of the property with the Harry J. Moore Furniture Company, and on account thereof had received a deposit of two thousand dollars, but subsequently, owing to a dispute between them concerning the installation of a vault and steam-heating apparatus, the agreement for the lease was canceled by mutual consent, and the deposit was returned to the furniture company. Shortly after that the defendant secured the services of J. B. Albert, who had assisted him in negotiating the agreement for a lease just mentioned, to approach the furniture company and reopen' negotiations for a lease. This was done, with the result that a second agreement for a lease was made with the furniture company, and the defendant…