Vaughan v. McCarthy
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, Timothy G-. Vaughn, from an' order of the District Court of St. Louis County, Chas. L. Lewis, J., made March 17, 1894, denying his motion for a new trial. At Duluth on December 3, 1893, defendant John McCarthy employed the plaintiff to sell within fifteen days thereafter 1,400 acres of wild land in Washburn county, Wis., for one dollar per acre net to defendant, and agreed to pay him for his services all he should sell it for above that price.
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Appeal by plaintiff, Timothy G-. Vaughn, from an' order of the District Court of St. Louis County, Chas. L. Lewis, J., made March 17, 1894, denying his motion for a new trial. At Duluth on December 3, 1893, defendant John McCarthy employed the plaintiff to sell within fifteen days thereafter 1,400 acres of wild land in Washburn county, Wis., for one dollar per acre net to defendant, and agreed to pay him for his services all he should sell it for above that price. A memorandum of this contract was written out but was not signed. Plaintiff within the time found a purchaser, Lars Lenroot, able,…
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
Tbe defendant employed the plaintiff to sell certain land in the state of Wisconsin, and for that purpose wrote out an unsigned statement, as follows:
“Duluth, Minn., December 4, 1892. I hereby give T. G-. Vaughan, for fifteen days from date hereof, entire control of selling, if possible, the following described real estate, or any part thereof, for the full price of one dollar ($1.00) per acre net to me, for which I agree to give a warranty deed within a reasonable time after sale is made, or after the payment of 10 per cent, earnest money.”
Here follows a description of the land, amounting to…
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