Wray v. Bowman

Citations

• 74 Pa. Super. 479
• 1920 Pa. Super. LEXIS 178

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Sale of real estate —Agents — Commissions — Promises by third persons.</p> <p>The doctrine that a third person may maintain an action on a promise made for his benefit, is limited to eases where the third person is either a party to the consideration, or the contract created in him a legal or equitable interest, entitling him to compel performance.</p> <p>In an action by a real estate agent to recover commissions alleged to be due him, the case is for the jury and a verdict for the plaintiff’ will be sustained, where it appears that the defendants, who were the owners of the land sold, agreed with the vendees to pay the commissions of the agent who had negotiated the sale.</p>