Legal Opinion
Espalla v. Lyon Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 19, 1933No. 1 Div. 728PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Justice.
The cause was tried on plaintiffs’ part upon count 9 as amended (appearing in the report of the case), which was fashioned after the complaint in Charles R. Byrd & Co. v. Age-Herald Pub. Co., 219 Ala. 505, 122 So. 831, and which seeks damages within the contemplation of the parties in the amount of plaintiffs’ commission as a broker arising from the breach of the special contract therein set out.
At the conclusion of the evidence, there was a directed verdict for the defendant, and the action of the court in giving such charge presents the question of first importance on this…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Handley v. ShafferSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Gunn v. Bank of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Gerding v. . HaskinNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Hayden v. GrilloMissouri Court of Appeals · 1889
- Sayre v. Wilson & IngramSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Shell Oil Co. v. KaplerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
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- ALA. FUEL SALES CO. v. Vulcan Energy ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Ellis v. MorganDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Sorivi v. BaldiDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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