Lund v. Riggs
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hamilton District Court. — John L. Kamrar, Judge. Action at law to recover the balance alleged to be due plaintiffs as commission for the sale of a half, section of land belonging to the estate. There was a trial to a jury and verdict for plaintiff for $153.60, and the defendant appeals.—
1Per curiam
Count One of the petition declares upon a contract by which it is alleged that defendant employed plaintiffs to find a purchaser for the half section of land in question ; that plaintiffs found one Michelson as a purchaser; that they thus earned a commission of $346.36, upon which they have been paid the sum of $200, leaving a balance of $146.36, for which, with interest, they ask judgment. Count Two seeks to recover upon a quantum meruit. Some of the allegations are admitted in the .answer, but defendant, as executor, denies *80the authority of plaintiff to sell the land; admits the rendition…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Elberts v. ElbertsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Deery v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
- Richards v. RichardsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Feaster v. FaganSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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