Stokes v. Wolf
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City (Heuisleb, J.). The plaintiff’s prayer was as follows: “If the jury find that the defendant employed the plaintiff to sell or find a purchaser or purchasers! for the Caswell Hotel, and that the plaintiff procured purchasers who were ready, willing and able to purchase! the said property upon the terms authorized by the defendant, if the jury so find; and that the defendant was advised of that fact, and that the names of…
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City (Heuisleb, J.). The plaintiff’s prayer was as follows: “If the jury find that the defendant employed the plaintiff to sell or find a purchaser or purchasers! for the Caswell Hotel, and that the plaintiff procured purchasers who were ready, willing and able to purchase! the said property upon the terms authorized by the defendant, if the jury so find; and that the defendant was advised of that fact, and that the names of said purchasers were disclosed to the defendant, and that the defendant agreed to said sale to siaid purchasers, and…
1Opinion of the CourtOffutt, J.
The appeal in this ease was taken from a judgment of the Court of Cbmmon Pleas of Baltimore in favor of the plaintiff in an action brought by the appellee against the appellant for the recovery of commissions for services claimed to have been rendered in procuring a purchaser for the Hotel Caswell in Baltimore City.
The declaration contains the common counts, and a special count, in which it is stated that
“the defendants employed the plaintiff at and for a compensation of $15,000 to sell or find a purchaser of the property known as the Caswell Hotel; and that the plaintiff procured purchasers…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Raisin v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1874
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- Kimberly v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
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