Gill v. Columbia Contract Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
Prom Multnomah: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is an action by J. S. Gill against the Columbia Contract Company, a corporation, to recover $3,000, as commissions on the sale of certain personal property.
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Prom Multnomah: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. This is an action by J. S. Gill against the Columbia Contract Company, a corporation, to recover $3,000, as commissions on the sale of certain personal property. The amended complaint in this case upon which the action was heard, after stating the corporate character of the defendant, alleges: “That on or ahont the 20th day of January, 1912, plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract by the terms of which defendant hired and employed plaintiff, as a broker, to procure a purchaser for that certain…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
1. At the trial, over the objection of the defendant, the plaintiff was permitted to give a large amount of evidence about negotiations between the parties occurring long prior to the execution of the written option mentioned, which was likewise introduced in evidence, and .reads thus:
“Portland, Oregon, January 12, 1912. “Jos. S. Grill, Portland, Oregon.
“We hereby give to you option to purchase the hull of the steamship ‘Minnie D. Kelton’ for a period of sixty days from the- above date and on the following terms: Upon taking over the boat the sum of $10,000 is to be paid in' cash, the balance…
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