Prusiner v. Holsberg
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. David Mould, Judge. Action at law to recover a commission alleged to have been earned by plaintiff in negotiating a sale of defendant’s property. Trial to the court without a jury. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, C. J.
The petition alleges that defendant, being the owner of a stock of goods which he desired to dispose of, requested and authorized plaintiff to find a purchaser therefor, and agreed to pay a reasonable compensation .for services so rendered. It is further alleged that plaintiff, acting under said authority, did in fact find and send to defendant a purchaser to whom a sale was effected, and that plaintiff thereby became entitled to receive from defendant a commission of $462.50, no part of which has been paid. The defendant, answering the claim, denies that he ever requested or employed the…
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