Graham v. Lamp
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oscar M. Fritz, Circuit Judge. Action begun in the civil court of Milwaukee county to recover commission for the sale of real estate under the following written contract: “Owner John Lamp. “Listed by-, “Address 1211 20th St. “H. R. Graham, Milwaukee, Wis., June 11, 1919. “30-34 Patton Bldg., cor. Grand Ave. at 5th street.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oscar M. Fritz, Circuit Judge. Action begun in the civil court of Milwaukee county to recover commission for the sale of real estate under the following written contract: “Owner John Lamp. “Listed by-, “Address 1211 20th St. “H. R. Graham, Milwaukee, Wis., June 11, 1919. “30-34 Patton Bldg., cor. Grand Ave. at 5th street. “In consideration of your agreement to list and to use your efforts to find a purchaser for the herewith described property, the undersigned hereby grants and gives you the exclusive right to sell: “2 Cottages…
1Opinion of the CourtVinje, J.
The circuit court disposed of the case on the ground that the contract failed to comply with sec. 2305m, Stats., in that it did not describe the real estate to be sold. Such statute requires every contract to pay commission for the sale of real estate to be in writing, and among other things to describe the real estate to be sold. The description in the body of the contract was as follows: “2 Cottages on this lot 49 x 126 ft. 5 R. Cottage Front Cottage; 5 R. Rear Cottage.” The contract begins: “Owner John Lamp. Listed by-. Address 1211 20th St. Milwaukee, Wis., June 11, 1919;” and on the back…
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