Smith v. Post
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles • County and from an order refusing a new trial. Paul J. McCormick, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
This action is by the assignee of a real estate broker to recover commissions for the sale of defendant’s property. Plaintiff recovered judgment and from that judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial defendant appeals.
There is little or no dispute over the facts, since the transactions of the parties are in most, if not in all, essentials evidenced by writings. There is a wide variance, however, over the conclusions of law which should be drawn from the facts.
They may be thus stated: Defendant was the "owner of one thousand two hundred and eighty acres of land which he…
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