Legal Opinion
Nickel v. Scott
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 1948No. 589PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
This was a suit to recover a real estate selling commission of $1,250. From a judgment for defendant based upon a jury-verdict, plaintiff appeals.
The evidence disclosed that in October 1945 defendant signed an agreemeent giving plaintiff the exclusive right to sell her property “for a period of 90 days from the date hereof, then longer, unless revoked in writing by me/us.” The sale price named in the listing agreement was $25,-000 net, with a commission of $1,250 payable to plaintiff above that amount (that is to say, the commission to be added would bring the gross…
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- Minnehaha County, SD v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Hawkins v. SimsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
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