Lieberman v. Colahan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 269, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1918, No. 469, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of Albert M. Lieberman and Joseph Langman v. J. B. Colahan, 3rd. Assumpsit for commissions on sale of real estate. Before Ferguson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 269, Jan. T., 1920, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1918, No. 469, on verdict for plaintiffs, in case of Albert M. Lieberman and Joseph Langman v. J. B. Colahan, 3rd. Assumpsit for commissions on sale of real estate. Before Ferguson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court charged in part as follows: “It is possible that even in cases of that sort, the agent would be responsible, and it is possible that you might view it, depending on how you find the facts, that Mr. Colahan, even though he did disclose for whom he was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This action is for commission on sale of real estate. Plaintiffs are real estate brokers and defendánt is a practicing attorney. The property, known as Nos. 731-733 Arch street, Philadelphia, was owned by the First National Bank of Camden, N. J., of which defendant was attorney, and the title to the property stood in his name as trustee prior to 1918, when it was sold by the sheriff, to perfect the title, and bid in by defendant as attorney. The sheriff retained the deed with the understanding that it would be made direct to whoever might be decided upon, or…
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