Baars v. Hyland
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for St. Louis county, Charles L. Lewis, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,150.
1Opinion of the CourtCanty, J.
Defendant was the owner of a quantity of standing pine timber in this state, which had been damaged by fire, and he was anxious to dispose of the same in time to have it cut the following winter, as it would become almost worthless if not cut. Under these circumstances he employed plaintiff, a broker doing busi*151ness at Duluth, to find a purchaser for the standing pine. This was about October 25, 1894. The terms of sale were changed, and the time extended several times, until it was finally limited to November 16 following. At 8 o’clock in the evening of that day plaintiff found a purchaser…
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