Leighton v. Bancamerica-Blair Corp.

STONE, Justice.

After verdict for plaintiff in an action to recover the reasonable value of services rendered, defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding or a new trial.

' While employed by defendant as a securities salesman, plaintiff, in December, 1930, closed a sale of 9,000 shares of First Bank Stock Corporation stock. Circumstances which need not be gone into entitled him to a commission on quantum meruit. He wanted 45, defendant conceding that it owed him at least 22y2, cents a share. The jury agreed with neither, but allowed plaintiff…