This section is from the book "American Law Of Real Estate Agency", by William Slee Walker. Also available from Amazon: American law of real estate agency.
587. Quantum meruit.
588. Broker has right of action against defaulting purchaser for lost commissions. 588a. Broker's right to recover from vendee price paid for property purchased for him.
589. No right in equity arises out of a verbal contract for the sale of land.
590. Statute of frauds.
591. Real estate agent not liable for failure to remove snow from sidewalk.
592. Seals, and the necessity for their use.
593. When tender of written agreement by purchaser not necessary.
594. Employment of broker to measure land does not sustain claim of broker for selling.
595. Where title taken by broker to land purchased, principal may tender amount and demand deed.
596. When not necessary for broker to show vendor had a clear title.
596a. Broker entitled to commission under contract upon corporate employer acquiring title to land.
596b. Marketable title in fee simple necessary to give broker right to commissions, in absence of binding contract with purchaser.
597. Contract of sale requiring owner to furnish abstract of title not within authority of broker.
598. A custom of usage must be gen* eral before a court will declare its existence as a matter of law,
599. Where a usage is proved the law raises a presumption that the agent contracted with reference thereto.
600. Unconstitutionality of statute requiring contract employing broker to be in writing.
601. Undisclosed principal.
601a. Postal card insufficient under statute to constitute contract for broker's commissions.
602. Where broker must be authorized in writing.
602a. Manner in which contracts with broker to sell land should be construed.
602b. Broker entitled to commission when owner and customer reach an agreement.
602c. Broker entitled to commission on sale on contract held a contract to sell and not of agency.
602d. Contract signed by one and later by all tenants in common held sufficient for broker's commissions.
602e. Contract of employment must be in writing, whether broker or middleman.
603. Broker cannot recover commissions where contract unenforceable.
603a. Contract of employment to purchase land not required to be in writing.
604. Contract by unlicensed broker not absolutely void.
605. Agreement to hire auctioneer to sell land need not be in writing.
606. Memoranda held insufficient to meet the requirement of the statute of frauds.
607. Statute of limitations.
608. Rival brokers.
609. If purchaser willing to perform, statute of frauds not available to defeat broker's commissions.
610. Reasonable price inferred by law.
611. What is a reasonable time.
612. Broker's employment continues for reasonable time.
612a. Owner allowed reasonable time after purchaser procured to prepare abstract, deed, etc.
612b. Broker's contract of employment required owner to designate tracts and fix prices and terms within a reasonable time.
612c. Favorable reply of owner to broker's inquiry bound former for reasonable time for broker to find a purchaser.
612d. Broker's contract of employment in March held not ended in August.
613. Contract to pay $1,000,000 for reasonable time.
614. When reasonable time immaterial. 614a. When six months not unreasonable delay in accepting broker's offer for finding a purchaser.
615. In absence of express agreement, reasonable value of services recoverable.
616. Reasonable compensation.
617. Not necessary for broker to put defendant in default before suing for compensation.
618. Ratification not shown by acquiescence without knowledge.
618a. Reply of owner that did not constitute a ratification.
618b. When knowledge of broker withheld from purchaser did not bind latter.
619. Ratification by acceptance of offer to broker.
620. Ratification cures defect in agent's appointment. 620a. Sufficient allegation of ratification.
621. Ratification by principal executing contract.
622. Ratification by acceptance of proceeds.
623. To constitute ratification of act of attorney, knowledge on part of principal immaterial.
624. It is an essential prerequisite to ratification that principal had knowledge of unauthorized contract. 624a. Sale by owner's son at reduced price to broker's customer barred broker's commission.
625. Tender not necessary to entitle broker to recover on principal refusing purchaser.
 
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