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.
If the principal refuses to accept the customer furnished by the broker, in an action to recover commissions the broker must prove the customer's ability to complete the transaction. Col-burn v. Seymour, 32 Colo. 430, 76 P. 1058; Fay v. Ryan (I11. Sup. '09), 88 N. E. 974; Dent v. Powell 93 Iowa, 711, 61 N. W. 1043; Russell v. Hurd, 113 I11. App. 63; Coleman v. Meade, 13 Bush (Ky.), 358; Staehlin v. Kramer, 118 Mo. App. 329, 94 S. W. 785; Clark v. Wilson, 41 Tex. Civ. App. 450, 91 S. W. 627; Allison v. Chapman, 173 P. 389, - Cal. App. -; McDonald v. Kimmell, 70 Pa. Super. Ct. 282. Burden on defendant to prove irresponsibility of the purchaser. Cook v. Kronke, 4 Daly (N. Y.), 268.
 
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