Quist v. Goodfellow
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover a commission of $462.50 in finding a purchaser for real estate. The case was tried before Waite, J., who directed a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action to recover a commission alleged to have been earned by -plaintiff in procuring a purchaser for certain real estate belonging to defendant. The court below, at the conclusion of the trial, directed a verdict for defendant, on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to justify recovery by plaintiff; and the latter appealed from an order denying his motion for a new trial. The only question presented is whether the court below erred in so directing a verdict.
The facts, briefly stated, are as follows: Some time in the fall of 1905 'plaintiff and defendant had a conversation with…
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