Barrett v. King
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 124, April T., 1916, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1915, No. 195, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edward E. Barrett, et al., trading as Barrett & Llewellyn, v. E. S. King, et al. Assumpsit to recover commissions for the sale of real estate. Before King, P. J. ' The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for |200. Defendant appealed.
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Appeal, No. 124, April T., 1916, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Armstrong Co., Dec. T., 1915, No. 195, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Edward E. Barrett, et al., trading as Barrett & Llewellyn, v. E. S. King, et al. Assumpsit to recover commissions for the sale of real estate. Before King, P. J. ' The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for |200. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Williams, J.,
The plaintiffs brought suit to recover a commission for the sale of real _ estate. A written contract was made, signed by “Edw. S. King, Adm. Est. Addison King.” The signer and his brother, Walter King (who had authorized Edward to act for him), were the owners of the property, subject to their mother’s dower and a mortgage which had been placed upon this and other property by the administrator under, authority of the Orphans’ Court. The agreement of agency, inter alia, provides for the payment to the plaintiffs, as a commission, of such sum as they may be able to…
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