Goffe v. Gibson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from tlie Greene County Circuit Court, Geiger, J. Commissions can not be recovered until the agent has performed the entire service for which he contracted. — Story, Agency, sects. 329, 331. If agents introduce the purchaser, or are instrumental in procuring a purchaser they are entitled to their commissions. — Bell v. Kaiser, 50 Mo. 150; Tyler r>. Parr, 52 Mo. 219 ; Fitch, Beal Estate Agency, 155.
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiffs proved, under appropriate allegations that they were partners in the business of real estate agents in Springfield, Missouri; that they entered into the following contract with the defendant on the day named therein:
‘ ‘ This writing is to witness that I have, this 13th day of August, 1883, placed the following described property in' the hands of Groffe & Bouslog, real estate agents of Springfield, Mo., for sale for sixty days and thereafter if then withdrawn from the market, viz: Our lease for eight years from April .1, 1883, on the Southern Hotel in the city of Springfield,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Tyler v. ParrSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Bell v. KaiserSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
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