Jordan v. Longhenry
Jordan v. Longhenry
Opinion of the Court
The contract on which plaintiff sues for a commission was, as he alleges, to sell defendant’s farm, consisting of about seventy acres, at not less than $70 per acre, for which plaintiff was to be paid a commission of $1 per acre, and, in addition thereto, one-half of what he should sell the farm for in excess of $70 per acre. The claim of plaintiff is that he sold the farm for $75 per acre, which would entitle him to a compensation of $245, for which he asks judgment.
.Plaintiff’s own testimony as a witness tends to show that he procured a prospective purchaser, one Paab, with whom, after a protracted négotiation in which the plaintiff took part, the defendant agreed to a contract of sale, in which it was stipulated that $50 of the purchase price should be paid on the execution of the agreement, and the balance in installments for which notes should be given, and that a deed should be made when final payment of the entire sum should be completed. 'Whereupon, as it. appears, plaintiff undertook to draw up the necessary contract and notes, and procure the signatures of Paab. thereto. • When plaintiff returned to defendant two or three days later with these instruments duly signed by Paab, he advised defendant that he had not brought the $50 which Paab was to pay, and that the property of Paab had been attached so that he was unable to make such payment, but that h'e (plaintiff) thought Paab would be able to .make the payment in a short time. Thereupon, as plaintiff testified, -defendant’s husband accepted a note for the cash payment, and the contract was signed by defendant. It does not appear, however, that defendant assented to this arrangement, or that her husband had any authority to bind her by his consent-. With reference to the defendant’s concurrence in this arrangement, plaintiff, who was the sole witness, stated, that, when he- delivered the
The judgment is therefore affirmed:.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- C. J. Jordan v. Melissa Longhenry
- Status
- Published