Yount v. Denning
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Cowley District Court. The opinion states the nature of the action and the material facts. Judgment for plaintiffs, Denning and another. The defendant, Yount, brings the case to this court. The sale for which a commission is claimed, and for which judgment was rendered in this case, if made by plaintiffs below, was made in violation of law, and plaintiffs should not have been permitted to recover.
Read the full summary
Error from, Cowley District Court. The opinion states the nature of the action and the material facts. Judgment for plaintiffs, Denning and another. The defendant, Yount, brings the case to this court. The sale for which a commission is claimed, and for which judgment was rendered in this case, if made by plaintiffs below, was made in violation of law, and plaintiffs should not have been permitted to recover. At the time the sale of this property was made, on the 3d day of February, 1890, plaintiffs were engaged in, the real-estate business in the city of Winfield, Cowley county, Kansas, a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Allen, J.:
Walter Denning and Mahlon E. Johnson brought suit against George W. Yount before a justice of the peace, alleging that they were partners, and that the defendant was indebted to them in the sum of $265 for commission on a sale of a quarter section of land negotiated by them for the defendant. The defendant denied liability. The justice of the peace rendered judgment in favor of the defendant for costs. Plaintiffs appealed to the district court, where they obtained judgment for the full amount claimed, and the defendant brings the case here.
It…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Woods & Co. v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Dillon v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Stevenson v. EwingTennessee Supreme Court · 1888
- City of Leavenworth v. BoothSupreme Court of Kansas · 1875
- Johnson v. SimontonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1872
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by21 opinions
- Robert G. Lassiter & Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Gregory v. RoedenbeckTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Firpo v. MurphyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
- Independent School District, Class A, No. 1 v. PfostIdaho Supreme Court · 1931
- Fossett v. Rock Island Lumber & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1907
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.