American Marine Paint Co. v. Nyno Line, Inc.

An appeal by plaintiff from a judgment rendered in favor of defendant, after verdict by a jury, in an action brought to recover the sum of $16,500, claimed to be due appellant as commission for the sale of the steamer “Portland,” belonging to the respondent, under a contract wherein a gross commission of five per cent of the purchase price was agreed upon. The contention of respondent upon the merits was and is that W. C. Lacombe, the admitted agent and representative of the appellant company, with whom the agreement with respondent for the sale of said steamer was made, and by whom the…