Starke v. Wolf
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Racine ■ county: Feane M. Fish, Circuit Judge. Tbe complaint alleges, in effect, that in September or October, 1891, tbe defendant represented to tbe plaintiff that be was the owner of at least seven eighths of all tbe stock and property of the Wolf & Davidson Dry Dock Company of Milwaukee, and bad control and management of tbe other one-eigbtb interest, and could and would control tbe sale of' the entire property; that be was…
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Racine ■ county: Feane M. Fish, Circuit Judge. Tbe complaint alleges, in effect, that in September or October, 1891, tbe defendant represented to tbe plaintiff that be was the owner of at least seven eighths of all tbe stock and property of the Wolf & Davidson Dry Dock Company of Milwaukee, and bad control and management of tbe other one-eigbtb interest, and could and would control tbe sale of' the entire property; that be was very anxious to sell out all tbe property and interest be bad in and to said company ; that, if the plaintiff would…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
It is conceded that the verdict is against the plaintiff so far as his claim for $200 commission on the sale of the schooner Helena is concerned, and hence that branch of the case requires no further consideration.
Most of the errors assigned are based upon the theory that the agreement of the defendant to pay the plaintiff a commission of $2,500 for obtaining a purchaser or purchasers or forming a syndicate to purchase and the purchasing of the dry dock property belonging to the Wolf & Davidson Dry Dock Company, of which the defendant was at the time a very large stockholder and the president…
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