Murphy v. Linskey
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover a broker’s commission for effecting a sale of the defendant’s real estate, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Keeler, J.; verdict for the plaintiff for $1,538, which the trial court, upon motion of the defendant, set aside as against the evidence, and from this ruling the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, C. J.
The jury were amply justified by undisputed evidence in finding, as their verdict imports that they did, that the plaintiff, a real-estate broker, entered into a contract of employment, not exclusive, with the defendant, whereby he was authorized to sell the property in question for $75,000 and promised a commission of two per cent were he successful in effecting a sale. They were likewise justified in finding that the plaintiff, immediately following this employment, instituted efforts looking to the purchase of the property by one whom he regarded as a promising prospective purchaser. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hoadley v. Savings BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Whitcomb v. BaconMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Loomis v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Rosenfield v. WallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Seward v. M. Seward & Son Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
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3Cited by24 opinions
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