McKenzie v. Lego
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Chippewa county: A. J. Yikje, Circuit Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion. They contended, inter alia, that the policy of the law forbids that a person, acting as the friend and confidential adviser of'a purchaser should at the same time be secretly receiving a compensation from the seller for effecting the sale, and a contract for such compensation is void.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Chippewa county: A. J. Yikje, Circuit Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion. They contended, inter alia, that the policy of the law forbids that a person, acting as the friend and confidential adviser of'a purchaser should at the same time be secretly receiving a compensation from the seller for effecting the sale, and a contract for such compensation is void. Bollman v. Loomis, 41 Conn. 581; Holcomb v. Weaver, 136 Mass. 265; Atlee v. Fink, 75 Mo. 100, 42 Am. Eep. 385, note; Thomas v. Caidhett, 57 Mich. 392, 58 Am. Eep. 369; Oscan-yan v.…
1Opinion of the Court
Cassoday, O. J.
This action was commenced in March, 1892, to recover an agreed commission and compensation ■for finding a purchaser of certain pine saw logs belonging to the defendants as copartners. Issue being joined, jury waived, and trial had, the court found, as matters of fact, in effect, that March 15, 1888, and for some time prior thereto, the defendants, as copartners, were the owners of 4,200,000 feet of saw logs, which they were desirous of selling; that in February, or early in March, 1888, the defendants promised and agreed to give or pay to the plaintiff, as commission for…
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