Legal Opinion

Levit v. Bowers

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 3, 1954No. Gen. 46,161PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Schwartz

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant is a realtor who held an exclusive agency for the sqle of a large plot of ground at 55th street and Cicero avenue in the City of Chicago. In June 1949 he mailed a letter to about a thousand real estate brokers in the Chicago Loop, offering to pay a full commission to realtors who “successfully negotiate a sale” of all or a portion of the property. Plaintiff is also a realtor who claims that pursuant to defendant’s offer, he successfully negotiated a sale of a portion of the property and is entitled to a commission for…

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Everson v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  2. Stern v. Gepo Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
  3. Rhines v. Skinner Packing Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Goldstein v. RosenbergAppellate Court of Illinois · 1947
  5. Groby v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bennett & Kahnweiler, Inc. v. American National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  2. Greenwald v. MarcusAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
  3. People ex rel. Metropolitan Chicago Nursing Home Ass'n v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  4. Hess v. Federal Tool Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  5. Equity Advisors, Inc. v. Zylstra Harley-Davidson of Illinois, Inc. Zylstra, LLC and Zylstra Cycle Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 2020

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