Stevenson v. Nichols

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearne,

This is an appeal, in an assumpsit action, from the refusal of defendants’ motion for a new trial. The suit is for the recovery of commission by a real estate broker against the vendor of real estate. Two principal factual questions were involved, viz: (a) was the plaintiff the exclusive agent for the seller and (b) if plaintiff was but defendants’ general agent, were the plaintiff’s services the efficient cause of the sale? The verdict of the jury was for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns as error and the reason for a new trial a statement of the trial…