Herkenrath v. Ragley

Citations

• 59 Wash. 52
• 109 P. 279
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1132

Syllabus

<p>Frauds, Statute oe — Agreements Ajpeecting Real Estate. An oral agreement hy a real estate agent having land for sale that if the plaintiff would purchase the land from the owner he would resell it within nine months, or if failing to so do, would refund the purchase price, is not an agreement for an interest in real estate within the statute of frauds.</p> <p>Contracts — Consideration. That a real estate agent was enabled to earn his commissions on a sale of real estate is a sufficient consideration for his promise to the purchaser to make a resale within nine months or refund the purchase price.</p>