Hess v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Shenandoah Superior Court. — Hon. W. P. . Peeguson, Judge. Action to recover commission for procuring a purchaser at defendant’s request for certain property consisting of real estate and a stock of merchandise. On the issue raised by the answer, in substance denying the allegations of plaintiff’s petition, there was a verdict for the plaintiff, and from the judgment on this verdict defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
Plaintiff alleged that as a real estate agent he was employed by the' defendant to find a purchaser for a stock of merchandise and certain parcels of real property which, as the result of negotiations between defendant and a purchaser procured by plaintiff, were transferred to said purchaser in exchange for a farm; that the services of plaintiff 'were reasonably worth two percent of the price at which the property was valued in the exchange, and that this was the usual commission. In his answer, the defendant denied the allegations of plaintiff’s petition, and specifically denied that he was…
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