Swigart v. Hawley
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. P. McConnell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
This is an action in assumpsit brought by appellee against appellant to recover $2500.00, alleged to 'be due as commissions for the sale of real estate. Plaintiff below recovered judgment, which has been affirmed by the Appellate Court.
In January, or February, 1889, appellant employed the appellee, as broker or agent, to sell for him a tract of land of about 80 acres. The price, for which the property was to be sold, was $116,130.00. The terms as originally fixed were $16,130.00 payable in cash, $2500.00 in cash or in a short time after the sale, $17,500.00 on or before one year after the…
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