Legal Opinion

Siler v. Perkins

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1912PublishedCited by 23 opinions

PROM KNOX. Appeal from the Chancerj Court of Knox County.— Will D. Wright, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buchanan

The complainant, Siler, a duly licensed real estate agent, sought by his hill a money decree against N. B. Perkins and A. Gatliff, as individuals and as trustees of the stockholders of the Westbourn Coal Company, a Tennessee corporation. His bill was double in scope— in one aspect, based on express contract; in the other, upon contract implied and the quantum meruit. His purpose in either phase of the bill was to recover compensation for his services rendered, as a real estate agent, in effecting the sale of all the capital stock of the corporation above named which amounted to 650 shares of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Parker v. WalkerTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
  2. Cheatham v. YarbroughTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Woodall v. FosterTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Gilchrist v. ClarkeTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Bailey v. Galbreath Bros.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Certain Interested Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, England v. James E. Layne Cindy Carol Kilgore, Larry Nig KilgoreCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  2. Willingham, Wright & Covington v. GloverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
  3. Klosterman Development Corp. v. Outlaw Aircraft Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
  4. McNeill v. Dobson-Bainbridge, Realty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Sealy v. McElroySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972

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