Dealey v. East San Mateo Land Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Geo. H. Cahaniss, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLennon, P. J.
This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment in favor of plaintiff.
Plaintiff sued upon a written contract for commissions alleged to be due him from defendant upon the amount of the selling price of lands belonging to defendant and sold at public auction, plaintiff acting for defendant as the auctioneer at such sales.
The written contract provided that the sum of thirty dollars on each sale was to be allowed the auctioneer, the plaintiff herein, to be used by him “as for assistance.”
The plaintiff testified that the purpose of the assistance was to “swell the crowd and speak well of the…
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