Legal Opinion

Gallion & Gregory v. Winfree

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 20, 1921PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Lunenburg county, in a proceeding by motion for a judgment for damages. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants assign error.

1Opinion of the CourtBurks, J.

This is an action to recover damages for breach of an oral contract for the division of commissions on a' sale of real estate. The parties admit the existence of a contract, but their evidence is in direct conflict as to the terms of that contra,ct. The plaintiff, Winfree, claims that by the contract he was to furnish the defendants (Gallion & Gregory) the names of all timber people who he thought would be interested in buying timber in Lunenburg and near by counties, and also to procure such tracts of timber for sale as he could; that the defendants were to look after the cor- ■ respondence…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Repass v. RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1901
  2. Tate v. Bank of New YorkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
  3. Logansport & Pleasant Grove Turnpike Co. v. HeilIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Hilleary v. HubbellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Faison v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
  2. McLean v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
  3. Ruhlin v. SamaanSupreme Court of Virginia · 2011
  4. Scott v. MoonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925
  5. Derek Wayne Gurganus v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1999

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