Neuhart

Plaintiff alleged in his complaint that on or about the twenty-fifth day of November, 1909, he was employed by the defendant to obtain a purchaser for certain corporate bonds and stock and to negotiate a sale thereof subject to defendant’s approval, for which it was agreed he was to receive a commission of one per cent on the amount of the sale. He alleged further that he did obtain a purchaser who was ready, able, and willing to pay the sum of two hundred thousand dollars for said stock and bonds and that the defendant agreed to accept the offer and to consummate the sale, but that it subsequently refused so to do, and sold the property to persons other than the proposed purchasers alleged to have been secured by plaintiff. Defendant admitted by its answer that one of its officers had agreed with the plaintiff that if a sale of the stock and bonds was made to a buyer found by plaintiff for a price satisfactory to defendant, a commission of one per cent would be paid, and admitted that the plaintiff had informed said officer that he had a purchaser who was able, ready, and willing to pay the sum of two hundred thousand dollars for the stock and bonds. It was denied that this offer…