Cassady v. Seeley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lyon Circuit Cowrt The petition states that the defendant placed his farm in plaintiffs hands for sale, and that he sold it, and that his services were reasonably worth $165, for which amount judgment was asked. The defendant pleaded a general denial. Trial by jury, judgment for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
There was evidence tending to sustain the allegations of the petition, and in the third paragraph of the charge the jury, in substance, were instructed that if the defendant placed the farm in plaintiff’s hands for sale, and he provided a purchaser and made the sale, he was entitled to recover; and the fourth and fifth paragraphs of the charge are as follows:
“(4) If, upon the other hand, you should find that this defendant used such language that he, the defendant, would sell the land, and told this plaintiff to bring him, the defendant, a purchaser for his farm, that, if you so find, would…
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