Lloyd v. . Matthews
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas of Hew York, affirming a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. The action was brought by the plaintiffs for the recovery of commissions on a sale of certain real estate in the city of Hew York, made by the defendant, through their agency as brokers in his employment.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas of Hew York, affirming a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. The action was brought by the plaintiffs for the recovery of commissions on a sale of certain real estate in the city of Hew York, made by the defendant, through their agency as brokers in his employment. After the evidence was closed a motion to dismiss the complaint was made and denied, and a verdict was then rendered for the plaintiffs. The facts, so far as they are material, are sufficiently stated in the opinion. To entitle a broker to…
1Opinion of the Court
Lott, Ch. C.
There was sufficient evidence given on the trial to warrant the jury in finding that the plaintiffs were employed by the defendant to make a sale of the property in question. William T. Lloyd, one of the plaintiffs, testified that the defendant, about the 10th day of March, 1861, called on them in relation to a piece of property which the plaintiffs were offering for sale, and after some conversation had passed in reference to it, he “ stated that he had a piece of property which he would like to have” the plaintiffs “sell.” He then gave the location and price thereof, and on…
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