Goss v. Stevens
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Young, J., presiding, refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtDickinson, J.
The plaintiffs seek to recover a stipulated compensation for their services as agents of the defendant, in selling real property of the latter. At the trial, upon the plaintiffs’ case being closed, the court dismissed the action. The appeal is from an order refusing a new trial. It appeared upon the trial that the defendant, *473by a written memorandum, authorized the plaintiffs to sell for him a certain tract of land, upon terms, as to price and manner of payment, particularly set forth; and promised, upon sale of the property, to pay plaintiffs a stated commission. The evidence went to show…
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