Maloney v. Montana Ranches Co.

Citations

• 100 Wash. 156
• 170 P. 567
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 725

Syllabus

<p>Frauds, Statute of — Contracts Relating to Land—Broker’s Commissions — Description — Ownership — Option. One having an “option” upon land under an exclusive sales agency is not thereby constituted the “owner,” within the meaning of Rem. Code, § 5289, subd. 5, requiring contracts to pay a broker’s commissions to be in writing containing a description of the land; hence his contract with subagents for compensation for their services is not governed by the statute of frauds.</p>