McGeary v. Satchwell

Citations

• 129 Cal. 389

Syllabus

<p>Action fob Broker's Commission—Sale of Beal Estate—Written Contract Essential—Obal Evidence Inadmissible.—By the terms of subdivision 6 of section 1624 of the Civil Code, an agreement authorizing or employing an agent or broker to sell real estate for a compensation or commission must be in writing. In an action to recover for services rendered by the plaintiff in effecting a sale of the defendant’s land, oral evidence to establish the contract is properly excluded.</p>