Buckhout v. Browne
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kalamazoo; Knappen, J. Assumpsit by Romaine H. Buckhout and Frank J. Henry, copartners as the Buckhout-Henry Company, against Ella Drake Browne for commissions on the sale of real estate. A judgment for plaintiffs is reviewed by defendant on writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The defendant owned a business block in Kalamazoo, which she was desirous of selling, and made an arrangement with plaintiffs to aid in its sale. They were real estate agents. There seems to be no question but that she had previously placed it in the hands of one White for sale, and it is evident that plaintiffs solicited the privilege of selling the property. The parties tell .radically different stories about the employment; defendant claiming that she gave plaintiffs but a week to sell it, for a price of $75,000, and afterwards terminated the arrangement and sold it herself for $70,000.…
2Cited by1 opinion
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