KARL M. ELBINGER CO. v. GEORGE J. MEYER MFG. CO.


3 Wis.2d 202 (1958)

KARL M. ELBINGER COMPANY, Appellant, vs. GEORGE J. MEYER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 4, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Charne & Kops of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Irving B. Charne.

For the respondent there was a brief by Hersh & Magidson of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Arthur B. Magidson.


BROWN, J.

Sec. 240.10, Stats., declares void any contract to pay a commission for negotiating a lease for a term longer than three years unless there is a written contract, note, or memorandum signed by the person agreeing to pay, which describes the real estate, expresses the terms of rental, the commission to be paid, and the period during which the broker shall procure a tenant.

There is no such single contract...

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