Grosse v. Cooley
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action brought by plaintiffs in the municipal court of Minneapolis, to recover $500 as their commission on a sale of real estate negotiated by them for defendant. Upon trial by the court judgment was ordered and entered for plaintiffs for the amount claimed, and the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
We fail to discover any prejudicial error in the rulings of the trial judge, and we think the evidence fully sustains the findings. It is sufficiently established that the defendant agreed with plaintiffs to pay them $500 commission if they would procure a purchaser for a certain tract of real estate at a specified price; that they did find such a purchaser at that price and on terms satisfactory to defendant; that such purchaser executed a written contract, agreeing to buy the land on those terms, and paid $200 earnest-money on the bargain. There is no evidence that this purchaser has ever…
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