Riggs v. Turnbull
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas (Dobler, J.) The cause was argued before Briscoe, Boyd, Pearce, Schmucker and Burke, JJ.
1Opinion of the Court
Pearce J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This action was brought by Edwin L. Turnbull for the recovery of commissions as a broker for the sale of a house and lot, No. 903 North Charles street, the property of Clinton L. Riggs. Sometime in March, 1905, the plaintiff was employed by William B. Ehlen to purchase for him the adjoining property, No. 901 North Charles street, to be converted into an apartment house, and while this negotiation was pending the plaintiff urged Ehlen to purchase the defendant’s adjoining property and convert the two into one large apartment house. Ehlen authorized…
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