Legal Opinion

O'Keefe v. Stephenson

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1908PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Rat Stevees, Circuit Judge. Among other references upon the part of the respondent were the following: Barlywine v. Bindley, 66 Wis. 494, 29-N. W. 224; Bruce v. Miller, 72 Wis. 404, 39 N. W. 554; O atura v. Kleiner, 95 Wis. 3T8, 70 N. W. 479; Momsen v. Planlcinton, 96 Wis. 166, 71 N. W. 98; Senour Mfg.

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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Rat Stevees, Circuit Judge. Among other references upon the part of the respondent were the following: Barlywine v. Bindley, 66 Wis. 494, 29-N. W. 224; Bruce v. Miller, 72 Wis. 404, 39 N. W. 554; O atura v. Kleiner, 95 Wis. 3T8, 70 N. W. 479; Momsen v. Planlcinton, 96 Wis. 166, 71 N. W. 98; Senour Mfg. Go. tu Clarice, 96 Wis. 469, 71 N. W. 883 ; Sexton v. Goodrich, 131 Wis. 146, 111 N. W. 206; Terry v. Reynolds, 111 Wis. 122, 86 N. W. 657.

1Opinion of the CourtTimliN, J.

Tbis is an action upon contract to* recover an agent’s commission. Tbe contract pleaded was that the “defendant agreed to pay to the plaintiff the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) if said plaintiff would furnish to said defendant a customer who would purchase said property at a price to be agreed upon between said purchaser and said defendant.” Performance is averred in these terms:

“Plaintiff effected various negotiations between said defendant and said Piper Bros., which resulted in a sale of said property to said Piper Bros, for the sum of $19,000, which was the price agreeable to said…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Oliver v. KatzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Sexton v. GoodrichWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Terry v. BartlettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Ensign v. United Pacific Ins. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1945
  3. August Rebhan Co. v. TaylorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913

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