Fair v. Preston
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Howell Circuit Court. — Eon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) Tbe plaintiff’s instructions are unquestioned law. Where a real estate broker entrusted with the sale of land procured a purchaser and while negotiating with him the owner closed a trade with the purchaser through another broker at a less price, the first broker was entitled to recover a commission. Holland v. Yinson, 124 Mo. App. 417; Hogan v. Slade, 98 Mo. App. 44; Hovey & Brown v. Aaron, 133 Mo.
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Appeal from Howell Circuit Court. — Eon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) Tbe plaintiff’s instructions are unquestioned law. Where a real estate broker entrusted with the sale of land procured a purchaser and while negotiating with him the owner closed a trade with the purchaser through another broker at a less price, the first broker was entitled to recover a commission. Holland v. Yinson, 124 Mo. App. 417; Hogan v. Slade, 98 Mo. App. 44; Hovey & Brown v. Aaron, 133 Mo. App. 573; Wright & Orrison v. Brown, 68 Mo. App. 577. On appeal from an order sustaining a motion for a new trial, the appellate…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
— This is an action to recover commission as a real estate agent for having sold land belonging to defendants. ' A verdict in plaintiff’s favor was obtained for seven hundred and fifty dollars. Upon motion of defendants a new trial was awarded and plaintiff has appealed.
Plaintiff is a real estate agent living at Willow Springs, Howell county. Defendants also live in Howell county, and were the owners of a tract of 4800 acres of land which had been listed with plaintiff for sale. A party by the name of Pruitt came to Willow Springs and plaintiff had some conversation with him in relation to…
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