Clabots v. Ballweber
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county against the copartners doing business under the firm name of Ballweber & Edgerton to recover a balance of $796.12 for services in selling certain land. The case was tried before Molyneaux, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,021.02. From an order denying their motion for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action to recover real estate commissions. Verdict for the plaintiff. Appeal by the defendants from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
1. The defendants Ballweber and Edgerton owned 1640 acres of land in Wisconsin purchased at $7.50 per acre, and had a'contract for 480 acres at $7 per acre. They were sold at $10 per acre. The plaintiff, residing at Jamestown, North Dakota, aided in the sale. His claim is that he was to have from the defendants one-fourth of the profit as his (commission. The claim of the defendants is that one William Ballweber was to have one-half of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Coleman v. Retail Lumbermen's InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Rosenbaum v. HowardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Brackett v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
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- State v. Equitable Surety Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918