Weaver v. Richards
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Emmet; Shepherd, J. Assumpsit by John W. Weaver against George D. Richards for a commission for the sale of land. There was judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
This is an action brought to recover a commission or profit, claimed to have been earned by the plaintiff acting as defendant’s agent in the sale of a tract of land comprising about 1,000 acres. The case has been twice before the court, and is reported in 144 Mich. 895 (6 L. R. A. [N. S.] 855), and on the second hearing in 150 Mich. 20. The facts are fully set forth in these two opinions, but it may be well to briefly restate the contentions.
The plaintiff’s claim is that defendant agreed that, if he would find a purchaser for these lands at the price of $6,000 or more, he (the plaintiff)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Weaver v. RichardsMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
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