Legal Opinion
California Land Security Co. v. Ritchie
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 13, 1919No. Civ. No. 1940PublishedCited by 20 opinions
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Plaintiff brought the action to recover $6,227.50 as commissions for having found a purchaser for certain lands of defendants. Prom a judgment in favor of defendants for costs, plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.
The action is based, first, upon what is termed by the parties and what we shall herein call a “brokerage contract,” which reads as follows:. • “Oakland, Cal., Mar. 1st, 1916.
“Calif. Land Security Co.,
“San Francisco, Cal.
“Gentlemen:
“You are authorized to sell all our interest in the Ritchie Ranch in Stanislaus Co., Calif., at the price of seventy dollars per acre for the front land…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Van Renesselaer v. KearneySupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. KeelingTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Moss & Raley v. WrenTexas Supreme Court · 1909
- Gunn v. Bank of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Fenn v. Ware & OwensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Johnson v. KaeserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Houston v. WilliamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- Lathrop v. GaugerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- People v. Ocean Shore Railroad Co.California Court of Appeal · 1949
- Bourdieu v. BakerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
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