Leszynsky v. Meyer
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, City and County of San Francisco. Action by Julius Leszynsky against H. L. E. Meyer, administrator of the estate of Joseph P. Hale, deceased, to recover for brokerage commission. From a judgment of nonsuit plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
BRITT, C.
According to (the view taken by plaintiff (which for present purposes we may concede to be correct), the cause of action on which he rested his case at the trial is to be regarded as founded on the asserted liability of Joseph P. Hale for services rendered by plaintiff in procuring a purchaser for a great tract of land owned or controlled by Hale, and situated in Lower California; the reasonable value of such services being stated at the sum of $160,000. On the evidence for plaintiff the court below rendered judgment of nonsuit against him. The greater part of the evidence consisted…
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