Dornberg

This is an action to recover a share of commissions from a real estate transaction. Judg ment in the sum of $5,812 was rendered for plaintiffs. The appeal is from the judgment.

One S. A. Kenoyer was the owner of a hotel in Oklahoma. He was the client of respondents, who were licensed real estate brokers. Appellant was also a licensed real estate broker, representing Joseph Schenck, who was the owner of California Building in Los Angeles. Respondents and appellant arranged a trade of these properties, and this trade was fully consummated. The trial court found that the parties orally agreed that each should charge his client the prevailing realty board commissions and that they would pool what commissions were received and split the same two ways; that the total realty board commissions in the transaction were $28,375, being composed of the following: $8,375 cash received by plaintiffs from Kenoyer, $5,000 in cash received by appellant from Schenck, and the equity in the Oklahoma property received by appellant at the admitted value of $15,000; that this equity was traded by appellant for Los Angeles property valued at $35,000; that plaintiffs were entitled to the difference…