Minnesota Supreme Court, 1911

Bowen v. Priebe

Bowen v. Priebe
Minnesota Supreme Court · Decided February 24, 1911 · Simpson, Took
113 Minn. 526; 129 N.W. 1055; 1911 Minn. LEXIS 803 (Minnesota Reports)

Bowen v. Priebe

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Action to recover $50, alleged to have been agreed upon as compensation for finding a purchaser for defendant’s rooming house, furniture, and fixtures.

1. The complaint states a cause of action.

2. The evidence supports plaintiff’s claim that defendant agreed to pay him $50 if defendant succeeded in exchanging his property for certain real estate belonging to a third party introduced by plaintiff.

3. The court did not err in instructing the jury that it was not uncommon to change a contract to sell property into a contract of exchange of property, with the understanding that the commission to the agent remain the same.

4. That there was a variance between the proofs and the -complaint was not ■raised at the trial.

5. No errors in the charge or rulings.

Affirmed.

Simpson, J., .took no part.

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