Harris v. McPherson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by a real-estate broker to recover a commission upon the sale of the defendants’ property, brought to and tried by the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County, Dickenson, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $466, and appeal by the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtCurtis, J.
The plaintiff, in March, 1918, and thereafter, was a real-estate broker dealing in property in Suffield and vicinity, and the defendants were owners of a suburban farm in Suffield. On March 11th, 1918, the defendants employed the plaintiff to sell the farm, and signed and delivered to him a written agreement (Exhibit A) in the following terms:—
Contract.
Suffield, Conn., 3/11/1918.
“This is to certify that on this date I have given to Morton S. Harris the exclusive sale of my property, viz: Six acres land more or less with all standing buildings thereon, for the sum of $8,000. (8,000.00) and do…
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- Wanstrath Real Estate Co. v. WenzMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
- Hayes v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
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