Smith v. Piper
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Commissioner.
Plaintiff real estate broker sued the sellers (defendants Harry and Sadie M. Fine) and the buyers (defendants Alvin J. and Marjorie C. Piper) for a commission, contending that after he had been employed and brought the parties together they closed the $60,000 sale clandestinely. Plaintiff got a verdict and judgment for $3,600 actual and $1,000 punitive damages. The trial court denied defendants’ after-trial motions as to actual damages but granted a new trial on the issue of punitive damages. Both sides have appealed. We relate the verdict-consistent evidence.
Plaintiff’s…
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