Hinton v. Coleman
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Milwaukee County. The plaintiff, a real-estate broker in the city of Milwaukee, brought this action in the Milwaukee county court, against William W. Coleman, to recover compensation for services as such broker, alleged to have been rendered by him for said Coleman in 1875, in negotiating a purchase of certain real estate of one Jermain.
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APPEAL from the Superior Court of Milwaukee County. The plaintiff, a real-estate broker in the city of Milwaukee, brought this action in the Milwaukee county court, against William W. Coleman, to recover compensation for services as such broker, alleged to have been rendered by him for said Coleman in 1875, in negotiating a purchase of certain real estate of one Jermain. The complaint alleges that he negotiated such purchase for the price of $20,000, and the defendant accepted a conveyance of the property at that price. The plaintiff demands judgment, quantum meruit, for $600, as his…
1Opinion of the CourtLyoN, J.
1. The practice pursued in this case is somewhat peculiar. The last verdict therein was rendered in September, 1879, and- a motion for a new trial made immediately thereafter, founded upon “ the records, proceedings, and minutes of the judge.” This is no more nor less than a motion on the minutes of the judge, under sec. 2878, E. S., for on such a motion all the proceedings in the case, whether of record or not, are before .the court for its consideration. The case rested in this position for nearly ten *224years, except it was revived and continued against the administrators of the estate of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. EvansWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
- Carroll v. MoreWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
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- Stanley v. BeckhamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
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- Schauer v. BodenheimerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
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