Schramsky v. Hollmichel

Christianson, Justice.

Action by a real estate broker to recover a commission alleged to be due under an agency to sell real estate. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff. Defendant appeals from the denial of her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

The defendant, Anna Hollmichel, is a widow in her sixties. At the time herein material she owned a 156-acre farm in Waseca county. In the fall of 1947, she sold this farm to one Floyd Butler under a contract for deed. Butler defaulted, and the contract for deed was cancelled. His rights under the contract terminated on…