Herrick v. Woodson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Eon. James T. EemUe, Judge. (1) A real estate agent is entitled to his commission when he procures a purchaser able and willing to buy on the terms authorized by the principal, and the purchaser is ready, able and willing to carry out such terms. Morgan v. Keller, 194 Mo. 663. (2) The refusal of the owner’s wife to join in the deed will not relieve the owner from liability for the commission. McCray y. Pfast, 118 Mo. App. 672; Curry y.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Eon. James T. EemUe, Judge. (1) A real estate agent is entitled to his commission when he procures a purchaser able and willing to buy on the terms authorized by the principal, and the purchaser is ready, able and willing to carry out such terms. Morgan v. Keller, 194 Mo. 663. (2) The refusal of the owner’s wife to join in the deed will not relieve the owner from liability for the commission. McCray y. Pfast, 118 Mo. App. 672; Curry y. Whitmore, 110 Mo. App. 204. (3) The factor’s cause of action becomes complete when the owner repudiates the sale. Young v.…
1Opinion of the CourtNixon, P. J.
This suit was commenced before a justice of the peace in Greene county and went to the circuit court on appeal after judgment for defendant. The plaintiff, Sam Herrick, is engaged in the business of selling real estate for a commission. He and the defendant, J. A. Woodson, are citizens of the city of Springfield. Plaintiff seeks to recover of defendant a commission for having obtained a purchaser for defendant’s property in pursuance of an agreement whereby plaintiff listed defendant’s property and undertook to sell the same. After hearing the plaintiff’s evidence, the court sustained a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gelatt v. RidgeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Sallee v. McMurryMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Morgan v. KellerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Brown v. SmithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Curry v. WhitmoreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
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- Frye v. WarrenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915