Rees v. Spruance
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Erastus.S. Williams, Judge, presiding. 'This was an action brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant to -recover commissions on the sale of real estate. ‘.The verdict and judgment were against the plaintiffs. The case is brought to this court by writ of error. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
This was an action brought by Rees and Ayres against Spruanee, to recover commissions for the sale of real estate. The plaintiffs put the defendant on the stand as a witness, who testified that he told Rees, who met him on the street and inquired of him in regard to the property (a house on Wabash avenue, in the city of Chicago), that he would sell it so as to net him $20,000; that if Rees could sell it for $20,500, he might have the $500; that this was the only conversation he ever had with Rees on the subject; that some months thereafter he sold the property to Hr. Gridley for $19,500; that…
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