Legal Opinion
Hudson v. Yonkers Fruit Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1932PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
Plaintiff, then the owner and in possession of a quantity of apples, requested the defendant to procure a purchaser. This the defendant did, and collected the price. The plaintiff says that the service was to be rendered without charge, a friendly accommodation. The defendant says that there was an express agreement for the payment of a commission at the rate of ten per cent.
The defendant after collecting the proceeds of the sales, sent a statement of the account to the plaintiff, in which items amounting in their total to $1,017.60, ten per cent of the price, were deducted for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Wahl v. . BarnumNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Eames Vacuum Brake Co. v. . ProsserNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Baker v. New York National Exchange BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
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- Air Van Lines, Inc. v. BusterAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Nelson v. Chicago Mill & Lumber CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
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