Prugh v. Tyrrell
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court of Dent County. — Hon. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) When a purchaser of real estate is accepted by the owner of the property, the agent is entitled to his commission irrespective of the purchaser’s financial ability to purchase. Wright v. Brown, 68 Mo.
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Appeal from Circuit Court of Dent County. — Hon. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) When a purchaser of real estate is accepted by the owner of the property, the agent is entitled to his commission irrespective of the purchaser’s financial ability to purchase. Wright v. Brown, 68 Mo. App. 577; Glade v. Eastern Illinois Mining Co., 107 S. W. 1002. (21) “ Where a broker employed to procure a purchaser procures one who enters into a written contract with the owner to purchase, the owner becomes at once liable to the broker, in absence of any special provision to the contrary. The seller does not have to…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, P. J.
— Action for commission as real estate agent for services in selling a farm for defendant in which $625 is demanded. A verdict for $25 was rendered for plaintiff and he has appealed.
The defendant, who lived in Oklahoma, owned some land in Shannon County, Missouri, and by letter author ized plaintiff to sell what was called the home place. The material part of this letter is as follows: “I do not want to bind myself or the land there in any contract to sell bnt if you can sell the home place, 800 acres, for $12,500 I will give you five per cent, commission. With the home place, I would want…
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- Sallee v. McMurryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Brown v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
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- Budd v. ZollerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
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