Hahn

Plaintiff was a licensed real estate broker. During the certain three days which are of particular inter est in the present action he had in his employ one Reinhardt, who was unlicensed either as a broker or as a salesman. Plaintiff entered into a certain contract with defendant by which the former was constituted for three days the exclusive agent of the latter for the sale of a certain parcel of real property. The contract also provided“In case a sale is made within thirty days after the termination of this listing to parties with whom said agent [plaintiff] negotiated during its life,” plaintiff was to be entitled to a certain compensation. Plaintiff did nothing personally in and about •the matter of negotiations for the sale of the property during the three days, but Reinhardt did, during that period, exhibit the property to one Huffman and talked with him about it. A sale to Huffman was effected by plaintiff within the thirty days mentioned in the contract.

Plaintiff brought suit against Hauptman to recover the compensation provided for in the contract and recovered judgment. Defendant appeals.

Section 2 of the Real Estate Broker’s Act, after defining the term “real estate…