Dean v. Woodward
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. ■ Action by John Dean against William Woodward, Jr., and James Stillman, to recover compensation for services as a broker. Judgment for plaintiff for $464.65, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLearned, P. J.
About September 1, 1883, the plaintiff agreed to sell cotton for defendants as a broker. His compensation was to be 50 cents per bale for all sales he should make, and 25 cents for all trade that he introduced where manufacturers should send orders direct to defendants. It does not appear that his employment was for any specified time, nor is it expressly stated for how long a time he was to have the benefit of the 25 cents per bale for trade introduced by him. But he says that he settled “for that year” on that agreement, and he does not seem to claim that on that agreement solely his right…
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