Shipman v. Wilkeson

POUND,. J.

Plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract, dated March 7, 1906, whereby defendant employed plaintiff as her agent for the sale or exchange of her farm, located near Youngstown, in Niagara county. By the terms of this agreement defendant agreed to pay plaintiff 4 per cent, on the purchase price for furnishing a buyer or party to a satisfactory exchange for the farm before March, 1907, at a price of $20,000. The agency was not exclusive, as the contract provided that, if the farm was sold by any other party before said date, then defendant was to pay plaintiff $25 “to help cover…