Cannon v. Bates
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBtjghanan, J.
This is an action of assumpsit brought by John W. Bates, the plaintiff, a real estate agent, to recover commissions from Dr. James Cannon for services rendered in the sale of a lot lying in the city of Bichmond. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff and to that judgment this writ of error was awarded.
It appears from the evidence, in which there is little conflict, that on October 18, 1910, the plaintiff wrote to the defendant that he had a party who was anxious to buy a lot on the thoroughfare upon Avhich the defendant’s property was situated, and requested the defendant…
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