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.
The expression "placed in the hands of------------to be sold" used in a contract by which one person agrees to sell land for another for a commission, does not confer on the agent a right to the possession of the real estate; it is a familiar form of expression used to indicate the appointment of an agent to sell property. Reeder v. Butler, 19 Pa. Super. Ct. 604.
 
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