E. A. Strout Farm Agency, Inc. v. DeForest
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Eugene DeForest, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Delaware on the 10th day of July, 1919, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial before a jury, both parties having moved for a directed verdict.
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
The plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the business of selling real estate on commissions. It made a written agreement with the defendant that if it sold his farm, including certain personal property thereon it should have as its compensation all of the purchase price in excess of $9,000. A cash payment of $1,500 was to be paid the defendant on such sale. The plaintiff procured a prospective purchaser at the price of $10,000. He delivered to the plaintiff $2,000 on' account of the purchase which the plaintiff tendered to the defendant. The latter having changed his mind about…
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