Engleson v. Port Crescent Shingle Co.

Citations

• 74 Wash. 424
• 133 P. 1030
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 2072

Syllabus

<p>Frauds, Statute of — Real Estate — Brokers — Commissions. Standing timber is “real estate,” within the statute of frauds, Rem. & Bal. Code, '§ 5289, requiring contracts for a broker’s commission for the sale of real estate to be in writing.</p> <p>Same — Writing—Sufficiency. Under the statute of frauds requiring an agreement to pay a broker’s commissions to be in writing, the writing is insufficient where it neither describes the property to be sold nor specifies the amount of the commissions to be paid.</p> <p>Same — Contract foe Commissions. A contract to procure persons who would buy standing timber, for which the party was to be paid for his trouble is, in its essence, a contract employing a broker to sell standing timber on commission, and within the statute of frauds.</p>