Bentley v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Ramsey county against J. G. Edwards and J. O. Eeltbous to recover $7,705.60 as commission of $3 per acre for finding- a purchaser for defendants’ land. Tbe facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Quinn, J., who when plaintiffs rested granted defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. From an order denying their motion fpr a new trial, plainiffs appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
This action was brought to recover the sum of $7,705.60, alleged to be due from defendants as commissions for procuring a purchaser for certain Montana land. At the close of the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for defendants. This appeal is from an order denying a new trial.
The complaint alleged in substance that defendants, who were engag’ed in the land business at St. Paul, on September 3, 1912, employed plaintiffs to find and procure a purchaser for a certain 6,000 acre tract of land, commonly known as the “Frear Tract,” situate in Sweetgrass county, Montana, and agreed with…
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