Boling & Monroe Realty Co. v. Anders
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fayette District Court. — H. B. Taylor, Judge. Aotion for recovery of commission for sale of real estate. Trial to the court. Judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiffs for $800, from which defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Fayette District Court. — H. B. Taylor, Judge. Aotion for recovery of commission for sale of real estate. Trial to the court. Judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiffs for $800, from which defendant appeals. Plaintiffs claim a contract for sale of defendant’s land, 240 acres, situated in Fayette County, Iowa, and that, in pursuance of such contract, they bargained and sold the land on June 27, 1919, to Dan B. Terry and James Bloom, at a price of $32,400, $135 per acre.
1Opinion of the CourtArthur, J.
If there was a contract between the parties, . as claimed by appellee, it must be found in the two letters following :
“Chicago, 7415 Euclid Avenue,
“June 26, 1919.
“ Boling & Monroe Realty Co.,
“Fairbank, Iowa.
“Mr. Boling:
“I have been in hopes of hearing from you, that you had the farm under contract. I have got to have money and at once and will have to sacrifice the farm. I will reduce my price to $135 per acre including $800 for your commission. This is a *1155cash price and means all the cash at once. This is your chance to get rid of the farm but yon will have to do it in a hurry; because if I…
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