Greusel v. Dean
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakefield, Judge. September, 1,1894, plaintiff and defendant entered into an oral contract, whereby it was agreed that plaintiff should receive a commission of one hundred and fifty dollars when he should succeed in disposing of certain personal property, then belonging to the defendant, on terms acceptable to the defendant.
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Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakefield, Judge. September, 1,1894, plaintiff and defendant entered into an oral contract, whereby it was agreed that plaintiff should receive a commission of one hundred and fifty dollars when he should succeed in disposing of certain personal property, then belonging to the defendant, on terms acceptable to the defendant. September 5, 1894, plaintiff brought to the defendant one Buckingham, who entered into a written contract of sale with defendant, by the terms of which, defendant was to transfer to Buckingham the property referred to…
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.
The real question in the case, is whether plaintiff’s right to his commission was dependent upon the carrying out of the written contract between defendent and Buckingham, or its being capable of enforcement by defendant, or whether he became entitled to the same when he procured a purchaser, who entered into a contract for the purchase *407of plaintiff’s property upon terms and conditions which were satisfactory to plaintiff. The defendant’s claim is that nothing was due plaintiff, because the contract between defendant and Buckingham had never been carried out by the latter. The question is…
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