Emery v. Atlanta Real Estate Exchange
Supreme Court of Georgia
Contracts. Real estate brokers. Evidence. Charge of court. ■ Practice in Supreme Court. Before Judge Richard H. Clark. DeKalb superior court. February term, 1891. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Lumpkin, Justice.
The defendant claimed to be the owner of a certain lot in the' city of Atlanta, and the plaintiffs, who were real estate brokers doing business under the name of the Atlanta Real Estate Exchange, undertook to find a purchaser for the lot. After some preliminary negotiation, a contract was drawn up in two parts as follows: “I will offer the place at $11,250 net until 10 May, 1890,” signed hy the defendant; “We accept the above at $11,250 net upon condition that sale is perfected,” signed by one of the plaintiffs as manager. It was understood that the plaintiffs should get as…
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