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.
Where plaintiff was authorized by the owner of land to sell it, and agreed to share the commission with defendant in case the latter found a purchaser, the contract was unilateral, binding on neither party until defendant found a purchaser. Wefel v. Stillman, 151 Ala. 249, 44 S. 203; Casey v. Richards, 101 P. 36 (Cal. App. '09); Painter v. Lamb, 65 Pa. Super Ct. 13; Pryor v. Scott, 200 S. W. 909, - Tex. Civ. App. -; Steinbrook v. Wilson, 190 P. 606, - Kan. Sup. -; Winslow v. Day, 183 N. Y. Sup. 2; Piper v. Allen, 219 S. W. 98, - Mo. App. -; John v. Thrower, 75 S. E. 819, 11 Ga. App. 494. See also Sec. 20.
 
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