Hill v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 20, July T., 1892, by defendant, Robert E. Jones, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Dee. T., 1890, No. 678, on verdict for plaintiff, Preston L. Hill. Assumpsit to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale of building lots. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff had agreed to sell a tract of land belonging to defendant which had been laid out in 449 building lots, for which he was to receive as compensation $10 for the sale of each lot.
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Appeal, No. 20, July T., 1892, by defendant, Robert E. Jones, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., Dee. T., 1890, No. 678, on verdict for plaintiff, Preston L. Hill. Assumpsit to recover damages for the breach of a contract for the sale of building lots. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff had agreed to sell a tract of land belonging to defendant which had been laid out in 449 building lots, for which he was to receive as compensation $10 for the sale of each lot. Plaintiff erected a temporary office upon the land and incurred expenses amounting to $233.36. After plaintiff had sold…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Paxson,
The plaintiff was employed by the defendant to negotiate the sale of certain lots. He was to have been allowed the commission of ten dollars on the sale of each lot. Shortly after this agreement was entered into the defendant learned that his wife would not sign the deed, and for this reason he was unable to go on with the arrangement. The plaintiff had sold only two of the lots before the matter was dropped for the reason already given. This suit was brought in the court below by the plaintiff to recover his commissions, and he was allowed to recover the…
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