Legal Opinion

Potvin v. Curran & Chase

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1882PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Error to the district court for Lancaster county. Tried below before Pound, J. cited: Coleman v. ■ Meade, 13 Bush., 358. Wylie v. Marine Bk., 61 N. Y., 415. Sehwartze v. Yearly, 31 Md., 270. MeGavoek v. Woodlief, 20 How., 221. Middleton v. Findlar, 25 Cal., 76. cited: Love v. Miller, 53 Ind., 294. JKoek v. Fmmerling, 22 Howard, 69. Pearson v. Mason, 120 Mass., 53. Lest v. Norton, 43 Com., 219. Simonson v. Kissiek, 4 Daly, N. Y., 143.

1Opinion of the Court

Lake, Ch. J.

One of the alleged errors is, that the verdict is not supported by sufficient evidence. We are of the opinion, however, that it is. The action was brought to recover the sum of fifty dollars as the stipulated consideration or commission for furnishing to the plaintiff in error a purchaser of a leasehold interest in certain real estate, which he was desirous of selling, at the fixed price of two thousand dollars.

There is some conflict in the evidence, to be sure, but, *304under the rule of this court, that a verdict not manifestly wrong will be sustained, it is ample to justify the…

2Cited by18 opinions

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  5. Reasoner v. YatesNebraska Supreme Court · 1912

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