Coppage v. Howard
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from tlie Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County. (Beam and Camamer, JJ.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
This suit was brought by the appellee to recover commissions for services alleged to have been rendered the appellant in procuring a purchaser of certain property of the appellant situated in St. Mary’s County, Maryland.
The appellant was the owner of three farms in St. Mary’s County, and on the 14th of June, 1909, signed three contracts by which he authorized the appellee to sell the farms and agreed to pay him “a commission of five per centum out of the first payment on the gross amount of the sale,” with the express understanding that the appellant was to “incur no expense in the…
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