Osbey v. Nelson

Plaintiff pleaded that defendant was employed by him as a salesman from about June 10, 1952, until about June 1, 1955, in the real-estate business in Sioux City, Iowa; that during the spring of 1955 a certain Hillcrest Motel was listed for sale with plaintiff’s Osbey Realty Company “as well as with other realtors”; that defendant, while so employed, sold said property; and that “defendant became acquainted with and was able to conclude” said sale “as a result” of his said employment, “negotiations having been carried on for several weeks prior to May 11, 1955.” He prayed judgment for $1900…