Studwell v. . Bush Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 21, 1911, unanimously affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered itpon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 21, 1911, unanimously affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered itpon a verdict. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The evidence clearly showed that a certain parol contract had been made between the plaintiff and the defendant the Bush Company, Limited, made up of a number of distinct engagements on the part of each; that a part only of such parol contract had been reduced to writing and that certain independent…
1Opinion of the CourtHiscock, J.
As stated in the complaint this action was brought under an alleged contract of employment made by appellant with respondent to recover a percentage of the amount realized by the latter on the sale of certain property, as compensation for certain warehousing contracts and agreements claimed to have been assigned by appellant to respondent and for the former’s “personal good will and that portion of the value of the business which his skill, ability and personal good will had (have) produced at the time of said sale and for his services in organizing and promoting said business of warehousing.”
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