Parker v. Estabrook

“ The general rule of law as to commissions undoubtedly is, that the whole service or duty must be performed, before the right to any commissions attaches, either ordinary or extraordinary; for an agent must complete the thing required of him, before he is entitled to charge for it.” Sto. Ag., s. 329. The question in this case, therefore, is whether the agreement entered into between Marston and the defendant constituted a sale within the meaning of the contract between the plaintiff and the defendant; in other words, had the plaintiff performed the contract ? The general rule upon the…