Brown v. Wm. Pearson Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Taylor District Court. — Hon. Thos. L. Maxwell, Judge. Action by a real estate agent to recover a commission under and by virtue of an oral contract. The answer was a general denial and an affirmative plea that the alleged oral contract was entered into in the state of Nebraska and was invalid under the statute of that state. At the close of the evidence there was a directed verdict for the defendants and the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The plaintiffs were partners engaged in the real estate business in Shenandoah. There are two defend*52ants, Wm, Pearson Company and R. S. Dewar. The Pearson Company is a corporation organized under the laws of Canada and its principal office is and was located at Winnipeg. The business of the company was to deal in Canada lands and doubtless to unload them upon credulous Americans. R. S. Dewar was its superintendent of agencies and he had an office at Omaha, Nebraska. The contract sued upon is alleged to have been entered into by means of a conversation between the plaintiff Brown and the said…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Arnold v. PotterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1867
- Hazel v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1891
- Bannon v. BeanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
- Goldstein v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Nichols v. MarshallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
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- Seifert v. DirkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
- Pratt v. Realty Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Dobson v. John Clemens & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1922
- Booz v. BoozSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918