Hafner v. Herron ex rel. Schmidlap
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for commissions. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Arthur Chetlain, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gary
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The appellant had a large, and the wife of the appellee a small, interest in a corporation.
The appellant told the appellee that if he would find a purchaser of the appellant’s interest, he would pay the appellee a commission. JSTo price was fixed—and appellee having brought one person who offered a price that the appellant refused—whether the quasi agency of the appellee was then revoked, was a disputed question, settled by the jury in favor of the appellee.
The appellee then did find and send a customer to whom the appellant sold…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chicago Forge & Bolt Co. v. MajorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. ConnorsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887
3Cited by3 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. QuandtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
- Coal Belt Electric Railway Co. v. KaysAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
- Swift & Co. v. RutkowskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1896