Westfield v. Marble
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, French, J., entered November 12, 1917, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
— Respondent made an oral agreement to procure a purchaser for corporate stock belonging to appellants. On March 10, 1917, respondent procured one Perry who made a written contract with appellants to exchange a certain amount of real estate for the corporate stock. There is no dispute as to the amount of $1,000 commission to be paid. Respondent claimed and recovered in the trial court on the theory that the commission was due when he got a buyer. Appellants concede that respondent had procured a buyer, but claim that $200 of the commission was to be paid when all the deeds from Perry to…
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