Sherwin, Sherwin & Co. v. O'Connor

Reese, Ch. J.

This was an action to recover commissions alleged to be-due from defendant in error to plaintiffs in error, as exchange brokers. Defendant was the owner of certain personal property, and one Green was the owner of real estate in Franklin county, which he had placed in the hands of plaintiffs in error for sale or exchange, and which they had advertised in the local papers. Defendant seeing their advertisement approached them at their office for an exchange, and being informed that the owner of the real estate would soon be in Lincoln, nothing was done until his arrival, when he…