Legal Opinion

Lane v. Cunningham

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 4, 1913PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Mon. Charles Claflin Allen, Judge. (1) On a demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence, every reasonable intendment in favor of plaintiff, to be drawn from the evidence adduced, must be indulged in Ms favor. Hamman v. Coal & Coke Co., 156 Mo. 232; Fassbinder v. Railroad, 126- Mo.

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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Mon. Charles Claflin Allen, Judge. (1) On a demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence, every reasonable intendment in favor of plaintiff, to be drawn from the evidence adduced, must be indulged in Ms favor. Hamman v. Coal & Coke Co., 156 Mo. 232; Fassbinder v. Railroad, 126- Mo. App. 563; Meily v. Railroad, 215 Mo. 567; Frick v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co., 75 Mo. 595; Pauck v. Beef & Provision Co., 159 Mo. 467; Bensiek v. Transit Co., 125 Mo. App. 121. (2) If a real estate broker, through his exertions in introducing the purchasers to the…

1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.

This is a suit by a real estate broker for his commissions. At the conclusion of the •evidence on behalf of plaintiff, the court peremptorily •directed a verdict for defendant, which was given and judgment entered thereon. From this judgment plain-fiff prosecutes the appeal.

It appears plaintiff is a real estate broker and maintains an office as such in the city of St. Louis. Defendant owned a six-story building, situated at Eighth and Lucas streets in the same city, which he •desired to sell. Plaintiff had negotiated a sale of other property for defendant several years before and *19had received…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Tyler v. ParrSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
  2. Bell v. KaiserSupreme Court of Missouri · 1872
  3. Goffe v. GibsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885
  4. Stinde v. BleschMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890
  5. Millar & Abbott v. PorterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1888

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Martin v. Mercantile Trust CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
  2. Armco Steel Corporation, a Corporation v. Realty Investment Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  3. Kyle v. Kansas City Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
  4. Jordan v. HilbertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1932
  5. Leadville Mining Co. v. HemphillArizona Supreme Court · 1915

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