Legal Opinion

Fjelland v. Wemhoff

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 19, 1977No. 2-57719PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves a dispute between a realtor and a farm owner regarding a real estate commission.

Defendant Vincent Wemhoff, himself a realtor in Missouri, owned a quarter-section farm in Hamilton County, Iowa. He listed it for sale with two realtors in the area of the farm. The listings were “open,” that is, the realtors did not have an exclusive right to sell the farm and Wemhoff was free to sell it himself or through other realtors.

Plaintiff Kenneth W. Fjelland is a third realtor in the area of the farm. He had several telephone conversations with Wem-hoff. In his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hedrick Savings Bank v. MyersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  2. Elkader Cooperative Company v. MattSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  3. White & Hoskins v. BentonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  4. Dindo v. CappellettiSupreme Court of Vermont · 1951
  5. McFadden v. CrislerTennessee Supreme Court · 1919

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Johnston Equipment Corp. of Iowa v. Industrial IndemnitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. PflibsenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  3. Linge v. Ralston Purina Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1980
  4. Arnold v. LangSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  5. Garland v. FleischmannUtah Supreme Court · 1992

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