Ingold v. Symonds
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Cedar Rapids Superior Court.— Hon. J. H. Roti-irock, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for breach of a contract, whereby it is alleged defendants constituted plaintiff their'sole agent to procure a purchaser for a tract of land owned by them. The case was tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the amount of the commission he would have earned had he found a purchaser under the contract. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, C. J.
Defendants, or one of them, at one time owned a tract of land in Linn county, Iowa. They applied to the plaintiff, who was a real estate and loan agent, to secure them a loan upon the premises. This he did in the sum of $2,800, and it was agreed that he should have 1 per cent, commission, or $28, for his time and trouble in negotiating the loan. Defendants having intimated that they would sell the land, plaintiff proposed that, if they would give him “ the sale of the farm,” he would forego his right to compensation for negotiating the loan. This proposition was accepted by the defendants,…
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