Hobart v. Sherburne
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Belden, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after ai verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,700.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
This was an action to recover the reasonable value •of the plaintiff’s services as a real-estate agent in procuring for the defendant a lessee of certain premises in the city of Minneapolis, owned by defendant. The defense was (a) a general denial; (b) that the services were performed for the lessee as his agent, and not for •or as the agent of the defendant; (c) that the services were rendered pursuant to an agreement between the plaintiff and the lessee, Stafford, whereby plaintiff was to procure from the defendant the lowest price he could for the lease, and divide with the lessee whatever…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Webb v. PaxtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
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