Legal Opinion

Crain v. Miles

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 6, 1911PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Ron. David E. Blair, Judge. (1) To entitle a real estate broker to bis commission be must be tbe efficient cause in finding a purchaser and tbe facts in this case fail to show tbe plaintiffs were such cause. Pollard y. Bank, 67 Mo. App. 187; Gamble v. Gretber, 108 Mo. App. 342; Bockant y. Higgins, 20 Mo. App. 514; Crowley y. Summerville, 70 Mo. App. 376; Campbell y. Van Stone, 73 Mo. App. 74; Warren y. Cram;, 71 Mo. App. 639; Wolfe y.

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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Ron. David E. Blair, Judge. (1) To entitle a real estate broker to bis commission be must be tbe efficient cause in finding a purchaser and tbe facts in this case fail to show tbe plaintiffs were such cause. Pollard y. Bank, 67 Mo. App. 187; Gamble v. Gretber, 108 Mo. App. 342; Bockant y. Higgins, 20 Mo. App. 514; Crowley y. Summerville, 70 Mo. App. 376; Campbell y. Van Stone, 73 Mo. App. 74; Warren y. Cram;, 71 Mo. App. 639; Wolfe y. Rosenberry, 67 Mo. App. 403; Earp y. Cummins, 54 Pa. State 394; Life y. Luedwick, 14 111. App. 372; SeiVers y. Griffin, 14…

1Opinion of the CourtNixon, P. J.

This was an action commenced before a justice of the peace in the city of Carthage. Trial was had before the justice and an appeal taken to the circuit court. The respondents are real estate brokers and the action is to recover their commission for the sale of the appellant’s real estate. Plaintiffs obtained judgment from which the defendant appealed.

The evidence tended to show that defendant owned 160 acres of land in Jasper county, Missouri; that he listed this farm for sale with a number of real estate agents in the city of Carthage, among others, the plaintiffs, and notified' plaintiffs…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. LaForce v. Washington UniversityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. F. H. & C. B. Gerhart Real Estate Co. v. Marjorie Real Estate Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Armco Steel Corporation, a Corporation v. Realty Investment Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  2. Kyle v. Kansas City Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
  3. Keeshan v. Embassy Investment CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. Holman v. FincherMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
  5. Lewis v. ThompsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1936

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