Taggart v. Hunter
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomali: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Benson. This is an action by J. W. Taggart against J. N. Hunter and William Staats to recover a broker’s commission on a sale of real estate. Defendants appeal from a judgment on a verdict for $4,500 in favor of plaintiff.
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From Multnomali: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Benson. This is an action by J. W. Taggart against J. N. Hunter and William Staats to recover a broker’s commission on a sale of real estate. Defendants appeal from a judgment on a verdict for $4,500 in favor of plaintiff. The complaint alleges that the defendants employed the plaintiff to procure purchasers for certain timber lands, and agreed to pay him a reasonable compensation therefor; that he procured the purchasers; that $5,000 is a reasonable compensation; that $500 was paid thereon and no more. All of these allegations…
1Opinion
Reargued on rehearing October 11, reversed November 16, 1915.
On Rehearing.
(152 Pae. 871.)
On rehearing there was a brief for appellants over the name of Messrs. Veazie, McCourt <& Veazie, with an oral argument by Mr. Arthur L. Veazie.
For respondent there was a brief over the names of Messrs. Pipes & Pipes and Mr. John B. Ryan, with oral arguments by Mr. Martin L. Pipes and Mr. George A. Pipes.
In Banc.
2Opinion of the CourtJustice Benson
9. Upon the rehearing we have considered but one question: Is the alleged memorandum sufficient to take the case out of the statute of frauds? The first paragraph of the Oregon statute of frauds…
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