Lamb v. Prettyman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 79, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June. T., 1905, No. 1,731, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Tbyele M. Lamb and Benjamin C. Lamb, copartners, trading as Lamb & Company, v. Charles B. Prettyman. Assumpsit to recover commissions on sale of real estate. At the trial it appeared that the defendant owned and controlled a number of houses in West Philadelphia, and that he exchanged them for a house at 2112 Spruce street.
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Appeal, No. 79, Oct. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., June. T., 1905, No. 1,731, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Tbyele M. Lamb and Benjamin C. Lamb, copartners, trading as Lamb & Company, v. Charles B. Prettyman. Assumpsit to recover commissions on sale of real estate. At the trial it appeared that the defendant owned and controlled a number of houses in West Philadelphia, and that he exchanged them for a house at 2112 Spruce street. The introduction between the defendant and the owners of the Spruce street house was made by one of the plaintiffs. There…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Morrison, J.,
This is an action of assumpsit brought by plaintiffs, licensed real estate brokers, to recover commission on the sale or exchange of real estate of the value of $96,000, by the defendant; the plaintiffs alleging that they were employed by the defendant and that they were instrumental in bringing the seller and buyer together and thus earned 1% on said sum.
The defendant denies the employment and denies his liability to the plaintiffs but we do not understand, from the evidence, that he seriously contends that the plaintiffs rendered him no services at all.
At the trial…
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