Legal Opinion
McCrea v. Ogden
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 1909No. 7345PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Poindexter, J., entered March 25, 1908, in favor of the plaintiffs, upon overruling a demurrer to the complaint, in an action on contract.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
Chadwick, J.
The statute of frauds, governing contracts for commissions for buying or selling real estate, is as follows:
“In the following cases, specified in this section, any agreement, contract and promise shall be void, unless such agreement, contract or promise, or some note or memorandum thereof, be in writing, and signed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized, that is to say: . . . (5) An agreement authorizing ,an employee, an agent or broker, to sell or purchase real estate for compensation or a commission.”
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Keith v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1907
- Forland v. BoyumWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Foote v. RobbinsWashington Supreme Court · 1908
- Mead v. WhiteWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- McCrea v. OgdenWashington Supreme Court · 1908
3Cited by7 opinions
- Cushing v. Monarch Timber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
- Case v. RalphUtah Supreme Court · 1920
- Goodrich v. RogersWashington Supreme Court · 1913
- Levold v. PedersonWashington Supreme Court · 1924
- Swartswood v. NaslinWashington Supreme Court · 1910
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