Gulliford v. McQuillen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

Gulliford became, the owner of a mill, and not being himself a miller employed McQuillen to operate it. Not long thereafter the two had a conversation or conversations in regard to selling or trading the mill, in which, according to McQuillen’s testimony, Gulliford agreed to pay him a commission of two per cent, if he could dispose of the mill for $18,000. Gulliford testified that McQuillen asked a commission but he expressly refused to pay it. An exchange was finally effected, with one McClintock, of the mill and $2000 for a drugstore and…