Jackson v. Goes

LINDLEY,, Circuit Judge.

In January, 1943, plaintiff, a Chicago broker, contacted officials of The Vilter Manufacturing Company concerning a possible sale of the latter’s business and assets. The ensuing negotiations were broken off in February, 1943, but were resumed late in March, 1944, after Jackson had succeeded in interesting one Owen Coon as'potential purchaser. On February 27, 1945, Jackson and Coon went to Milwaukee, where the latter met defendant Goes, then Vilter’s vice-president, and made an inspection of the plant. Subsequently, on March 7, Jackson proposed to Vilter’s stockholders…