Hughes & Thurman v. Dodd
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. James T. Neville, Judge. (1) Appellants procured the purchaser and brought about the sale. Therefore they' are entitled to the regular commission on the amount paid, to-wit, $4150; Nichols v. Whiteacre, 112 Mo. App. 692; Gwinup v. Sibert, 106 Mo.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — Hon. James T. Neville, Judge. (1) Appellants procured the purchaser and brought about the sale. Therefore they' are entitled to the regular commission on the amount paid, to-wit, $4150; Nichols v. Whiteacre, 112 Mo. App. 692; Gwinup v. Sibert, 106 Mo. App. 709. (2) If the seller reduces the price from that given the broker, and accepts a smaller sum, he is liable to the broker for his regular commission on the amount of the proceeds actually realized. Glade v. Mining Co., 129 Mo. App. 443; Grether v. McCormick, 79 Mo. App. 325; Hobey & Brown v. Aaron, 122…
1Opinion of the CourtNixon, P. J.
This is an action by plaintiffs as real estate brokers for tbeir commission for tbe sale-of defendant’s property. Defendants obtained judgment and plaintiffs appealed.
Appellants alleged in tbeir petition “that on or about November, 1910, tbe defendant employed tbe plaintiffs to sell bis livery barn for him and agreed to allow them for tbeir services tbe usual commission; that in pursuance of said employment they procured a purchaser for said barn and that tbe defendant sold tbe same to said purchaser and conveyed it by sufficient warranty deed and received from said purchaser tbe sum of five…
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