Perkins v. Cooper

Action to recover a broker’s commission for effecting a sale of the property known as the “Arlington Hotel,” in the city of Santa Barbara. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal from the judgment. The record contains a bill of exceptions which, respondent contends, cannot, in the absence of a motion for a new trial, be looked into for the purpose of determining whether the evidence is sufficient to justify the verdict. Such was the rule under the practice prior to the adoption of the code, which contains the following provision: “An exception to the decision or verdict on the…