Kruse v. Hauser
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court. — ITon. W. N. Treiciiler, Judge. Suit to recover a broker’s commission for procuring a purchaser for real estate. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
The defendant was the owner of a farm in Linn county, Iowa, which he wished to sell. He listed it with several agents, among whom was one of the plaintiffs herein, Kruse. He agreed with Kruse that he would pay him a dollar an acre if he found a purchaser for the farm, but also stated to him that the first man who brought a buyer would get the commission. This agreement with Kruse was made some time in August, 1909. Kruse was a real estate agent, who lived in Alburnett, where the defendant also lived. The plaintiff, Bishop, lived a little ways from Alburnett, and was a farmer, who had moved to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Boyd & Williams v. J. J. Watson & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1897
- Gilbert v. McCulloughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Hunn v. AshtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- Monson v. CarlstromSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
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