Fenton v. Miller
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cherokee District Court. — Hon. Oliver, Judge. John F. Action to recover a commission for the sale of real estate. Defendant denied that plaintiff was the procuring cause of the sale. On these issues the case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeal's.-
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff claims that on or about the 15th day of September, 1908, he and the defendant herein entered into an oral agreement, whereby the plaintiff was to exercise his skill in porcuring for the defendant a purchaser of his farm, and if the farm was sold as a result of the plaintiff’s efforts in procuring, sending to, or bringing to the defendant a purchaser for his farm, then the plaintiff, T. B. Fenton, was to have and receive from the defendant as his compensation, the sum of $1 an acre for each acre so sold. Immediately, plaintiff put forth every effort in seeking a purchaser, and afte-r…
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