Peters v. Holmes
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 84, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1907, No. 2,172, ,on verdict for plaintiff in case of C. P. Peters, trading as C. P. Peters & Son, v. Margaretta Holmes, executrix of the estate of Sophie M. Holmes, deceased. Assumpsit for commissions.
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Appeal, No. 84, Oct. T., 1910, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1907, No. 2,172, ,on verdict for plaintiff in case of C. P. Peters, trading as C. P. Peters & Son, v. Margaretta Holmes, executrix of the estate of Sophie M. Holmes, deceased. Assumpsit for commissions. Kinsey, J., charged as follows: If a broker brings the seller and buyer together in a real estate transaction such as this, he is entitled to his commission—I mean, bringing them together whereby a sale is consummated. The question for you to determine is, Did the efforts of the plaintiff here…
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Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
The evidence shows very clearly that Mrs. Holmes placed her property in charge of the plaintiff for sale and that the latter put a sale sign on the property and conducted negotiations looking to a sale. This was in March, 1898. In April following, the plaintiff wrote to Mr. Price about the property. Price had seen Peters’ sign on the premises and subsequently called at the latter’s office where he examined plans and photographs of the property and sought information as to whether it could be divided. *282Price called, again at the plaintiff’s office and discussed the…
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