Meyer v. Wiest
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 209, January T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. York Co., August T., 1914, No. 25, on verdict for defendant in case of Alexander H. Meyer v. Harry S. Wiest. Assumpsit for tbe recovery of commissions for the sale of a merchandising business. Before Wanner, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 209, January T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. York Co., August T., 1914, No. 25, on verdict for defendant in case of Alexander H. Meyer v. Harry S. Wiest. Assumpsit for tbe recovery of commissions for the sale of a merchandising business. Before Wanner, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Upon the trial the court admitted testimony elicited from the plaintiff on cross-examination to the effect that he had no merchandising broker’s license in the State of Pennsylvania during the pendency of the negotiations for the sale. (1) Verdict for defendant,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
Plaintiff, a resident of New York City, was engaged in the business of representing the owners of dry goods stores in the New York market, making purchases for them and keeping them informed of merchandise movements in that city. In connection with this business he frequently negotiated for the purchase or sale of an entire store or stock of merchandise, not only in his own state but in various other parts of the country, including Pennsylvania. He testified that in the prosecution of his business during the year preceding the trial in the court below he was…
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