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 negotiations for a lease are with a broker of the owner of the premises, the burden is on the sub-agent claiming commissions to show that the broker had authority to employ him, as a broker authorized to lease premises presumptively is not authorized to employ a sub-agent. Southback v. Ireland, 95 N. Y. S. 621, 100 App. Div. 45. Compare, Madler v. Pogor-ski, 124 Wis. 477, 102 N. W. 892. Sec. 791.
 
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