Legal Opinion

Smith v. Anderson

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided March 11, 1889PublishedCited by 10 opinions

APPEAL from District Court, Bingham County. The plaintiff has no cause of action unless the evidence shows that he brought to defendant a purchaser able and willing to pay for the ranch the stipulated price. (McArthur v. Blauson, 53 Wis. 41, 9 N. W. 784; Gassady v. Seeley, 69 Iowa, 509, 29 N. W. 432; Bradford v. Menard, 35 Minn. 197, 28 N. W. 248; Duelos v. Cunningham, 102 N. Y. 678, 6 N. E. 790; McOlave v. Paine, 49 N. Y. 562, 10 Am.

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APPEAL from District Court, Bingham County. The plaintiff has no cause of action unless the evidence shows that he brought to defendant a purchaser able and willing to pay for the ranch the stipulated price. (McArthur v. Blauson, 53 Wis. 41, 9 N. W. 784; Gassady v. Seeley, 69 Iowa, 509, 29 N. W. 432; Bradford v. Menard, 35 Minn. 197, 28 N. W. 248; Duelos v. Cunningham, 102 N. Y. 678, 6 N. E. 790; McOlave v. Paine, 49 N. Y. 562, 10 Am. Eep. 431; Wylie v. Bank, 61 N. Y. 415; Brown v. Pforr, 38 Cal. 552, 553; Mc-Gavock v. Woodlief, 20 How. 221; Dolan v. Scanlan, 57 Cal. 261.) No objection to the…

1Opinion of the CourtLogan, J.

The plaintiff in this action alleges that in the month of August, 1886, the plaintiff, being engaged in the business of buying and selling real estate upon commission, was employed by the defendants to find for them a purchaser for a certain ranch, known as the “Booth Banch,” then the *538property of the defendants; that in case the plaintiff found a purchaser the defendants agreed to pay the plaintiff ten per cent upon the price for which said ranch should be sold; that plaintiff did find.a purchaser for the ranch, and brought him to the defendants; and that thereafter the defendants sold the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sussdorff v. . SchmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. Lloyd v. . MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wood v. BrodersonIdaho Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Humphrey v. KnobelNevada Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Frye v. LevangerIdaho Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Spotswood v. MorrisIdaho Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Colvin v. LyonsIdaho Supreme Court · 1908

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