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, at the time a broker was employed to sell real estate, no period was agreed on during which the agency should continue, it continued for a reasonable time after the employment, in view of all the circumstances. Staehlin v. Kramer, 118 Mo. App. 329, 94 S. W. 785; Sallee v. McMurtry, 113 Mo. App. 253, 88 S. W. 157; Morgan v. Keller, 194 Mo. 663, 92 S. W. 75; Banna v. Espalla, 148 Ala. 313, 42 S. 443; Turner v. Snyder, 132 Mo. App. 320, I11 S. W. 858; Geiger v. Kiser (Colo. Sup. '10), 107 P. 267; McFarland v. Boucher, 134 N. W. 91, 153 Iowa, 716; Geo. J. Wanstrath R. E. Co. v. Wenz, 170 S. W. 346, 185 Mo. App. 162; Sugarman v. Frazer, 128 N. Y. Sup. 718, 71 Misc. Rep. 416; Alexander v. Sherwood Co., 77 S. E. 1027, 72 W. Va. 195, 49 L. E. A. (N. S.) 985; Turner v. Snyder, 123 S. W. 1050, 139 Mo. App. 656; Dodge v. Childers, 151 S. W. 749, 167 Mo. App. 448; Barney v. Yazoo Delta Loan Co., 101 N. E. 96, 179 Ind. 337; Hall v. Olson, 114 P. 658, 58 Or. 464; Graf & Case Realty Co. v. Lovell, 163 S. W. 877, 180 Mo. App. 706; McCarney v. Lightner, 175 N. W. 751, - Iowa Sup. -; Coc-quyt v. Showers, 189 P. 606, - Colo. Sup. -; Shortridge v. Raiffreian, 222 S. W. 1031, - Mo. App. - . Compare Secs. 614, 620.
 
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