Welch v. Dakin
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 82, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Municipal Court, Philadelphia Co., July T., 1916, Ho. 21, for plaintiff on case tried by the court without a jury in suit of Ben T. Welch v. Dakin and Kilpatrick. Assumpsit for commissions for placing a mortgage. Before Wheeler, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was the admission of testimony and the refusal of judgment n o. v.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Williams, J.,
This was an action to recover for broker’s services.
The findings of the court present the following facts: Welch, a licensed broker, was requested on or about November 10, 1915, through his mortgage clerk, Callen, by Dakin, the president of the defendant company, to place a mortgage of $12,000 on premises, 16 S. 52d street. November 17th, defendant was notified by plaintiff that the loan had been placed with the trustees of the estate of Dr. David Jayne. Defendant, on or about November 19,1915, placed the'loan with another party.
At the trial Callen testified that Dakin…
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