White & Hoskins v. Benton
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal -from, Calhoun District Court. — 'Em. S. M. Eh* wood, Judge. Action by plaintiffs, who are real estate brokers, to recover a commission on real estate. Trial to the court, and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, C. J.
The facts are not in dispute. Defendant was tbe owner of a tract of land in Calhoun county, and had listed the same with plaintiffs for sale, the price being fixed at $65 per acre, and the agents’ commission agreed upon being $1 per acre. He had listed the same property with several other real estate agents or brokers at the same price, and of this the plainiffs had full knowledge. Defendant also reserved the right to himself to make a sale if he found an opportunity or saw fit to do so. Matters stood in this condition' until' September 25, 1901, when defendant notified plaintiffs that, if a…
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