Shannon v. Potts
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian County; the Hon. William M. Farmer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1904.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baume
delivered the opinion of the court.
This appeal is prosecuted to reverse a judgment for $320 recovered by appellee, a real estate broker, against appellant, for commission upon the sale of 320 acres of land. Appellant, in writing, authorized appellee to sell 320 acres of land in Christian county, at $85 per acre, and agreed to pay appellee $1 per acre as commission. The agreement' also provided that if appellant sold the land, independently of appellee, the latter should receive no commission.
Appellee had sub-agents, among others one Robert Hudgens, at Monticello, to…
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