Lewis v. Brehme
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This suit was instituted by tbe appellants against the appellee; the declaration contained the common counts — a count for $2,283.30 in gold coin, received by the defendant for the use of the plaintiffs, and a count upon a gold check for said sum. Evidence was offered to support the hypothesis of the prayers.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This suit was instituted by tbe appellants against the appellee; the declaration contained the common counts — a count for $2,283.30 in gold coin, received by the defendant for the use of the plaintiffs, and a count upon a gold check for said sum. Evidence was offered to support the hypothesis of the prayers. Exception: The plaintiffs offered the following prayers: 1st. If the jury shall find from the evidence that the defendant, as the factor of the plaintiffs, had agreed, for a commission, to guarantee the purchases of Edwin Akers from the…
1Opinion of the CourtAlvey, J.
It is conceded in this case that the defendant was the agent of the plaintiffs for the sale of goods, and that, in addition to the commission allowed the defendant as ordinary agent, an additional commission was agreed to be allowed, and was actually allowed, for and in consideration of the defendant’s ^guaranty of payment of all bills of goods purchased of the plaintiffs by a certain customer, who was, through the agency of the defendant, induced to deal with the plaintiffs, merchants in* Philadelphia, and such additional commission was to be paid whether the purchases were made by the…
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- Leverick v. MeigsNew York Supreme Court · 1824
- Sherwood v. . StoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Beck v. Thompson & MarisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1819
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- Clark v. TryonNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1893
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