Baker v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clarke District Court.' — Homer A. Fuller, Judge. Action at law, to recover an amount alleged to be due the plaintiff as commission earned in the procurement of a purchaser for defendant’s farm. Trial to the court without jury. Judgment for defendant for costs, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Plaintiff states his claim in several different forms, which may be abbreviated, as follows: (1) Upon express contract to pay a commission of $2.00 per acre for finding a buyer for defendant’s 80-acre farm; (2) upon quantum meruit for services performed in finding a buyer for defendant’s farm; (3) upon express contract to pay plaintiff a commission of $2.50 per acre for such services.
Defendant denies the allegations of the petition and amendments thereto; admits that, in conversation with plaintiff, he offered to pay plaintiff a commission of $1.00 per acre for finding a buyer for the farm,…
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