Current v. Muir
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Jackson county to recover $480 as broker’s commission on the sale of land. The case was tried before Quinn, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of defendant. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
Muir being the owner of certain lands, employed Current, a real-estate broker, to sell the lands and agreed to pay him as compensation therefor a stipulated price .per acre pn all lands for which he found purchasers upon terms of sale agreeable to Muir. Under this contract Current produced one Kleinschmidt who entered into a written contract with Muir whereby Muir agreed to sell and Kleinschmidt to purchase, upon the terms stated'therein seven hundred fifty three acres of land. After this contract was duly executed, Kleinschmidt paid for four hundred thirty three acres of land and declined to…
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