Cornett v. Woolridge
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. N. D. Thurmond, Judge. (1) A real estate broker is ordinarily a special agent of limited authority and he is strictly confined to his instructions. The rule would be as strict against one not a real estate broker. See 19 Cyc. p. 196, sec. C.. If an agent’s employment be by special agreement, his right to compensation will be determined by the terms of the agreement exclusively. 1 Am. and Eng.
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Appeal from Callaway Circuit Court. — Hon. N. D. Thurmond, Judge. (1) A real estate broker is ordinarily a special agent of limited authority and he is strictly confined to his instructions. The rule would be as strict against one not a real estate broker. See 19 Cyc. p. 196, sec. C.. If an agent’s employment be by special agreement, his right to compensation will be determined by the terms of the agreement exclusively. 1 Am. and Eng. Ency. of Law (2 Ed.), p. 1095, sec. 2; 1 Clark and Skyles on the Law of Agencies, p. 797, sec. 349; Same, p. 816, sec. 361; Brown v. Smith, 113 Mo. App. 59;…
1Opinion of the CourtBroaddus, P. J.
This is a suit instituted in a justice court of Audrain county to recover one hundred dollars, which plaintiff alleges defendant agreed to pay him for his services as his agent in the purchase of a certain farm.
Plaintiff recovered judgment in the justice court from which defendant appealed. The venue of the cause was changed to Callaway county, where it was tried and plaintiff again recovered and defendant appealed.
The farm was owned by C. M. Hall, defendant’s grandfather, and at the time was leased to him for a period of three years. On one occasion after the said lease was made the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reardon v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Wetzell & Griffith v. WagonerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890
- Lemon v. LloydMissouri Court of Appeals · 1891
- Edmonston v. JonesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
- Boyle v. ClarkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1895
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- Marth v. WiskerchenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915