Hartford v. McGillicuddy
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion by defendant. Assumpsit by the plaintiff, a real estate agent, to recover a commission of two per cent on the price, $2800, fixed by the owner for the sale of certain real estate in Lewiston, the plaintiff claiming that he procured a customer on the authorized terms but that the defendant refused to make the conveyance. Plea, the general issue with a brief statement interposing the statute of limitations.
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On motion by defendant. Assumpsit by the plaintiff, a real estate agent, to recover a commission of two per cent on the price, $2800, fixed by the owner for the sale of certain real estate in Lewiston, the plaintiff claiming that he procured a customer on the authorized terms but that the defendant refused to make the conveyance. Plea, the general issue with a brief statement interposing the statute of limitations. Tried at the April term, 1907, of the Supreme Judicial Court, Androscoggin County. Verdict for plaintiff for $56.00. The following questions were also submitted to the jury. 1.…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
This is an action of assumpsit brought by a real estate agent to recover a commission of two per cent on the price fixed by the owner for the sale of real estate, the plaintiff claiming that he procured a customer on the authorized terms but that the defendant refused to make the conveyance,
*226The jury found for the plaintiff and the defendant by motion asks to- have the verdict set aside on two grounds, first, because whatever authority had been given by him to the agent to make a sale had been revoked by operation of law, and second, because as a matter of fact, the plaintiff did not procure…
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