Moore v. Grow
Moore v. Grow
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The plaintiff, a real estate broker, negotiated a sale of a farm, owned by John H. Davidson, to the defendant, at a price of $4,000. In part payment of his purchase, Davidson took title to-a house and lot owned by the defendant Grow, at a valuation of $1,200. As commission for his services rendered as broker, the plaintiff received two per centum on the $4,000 from Davidson, and a judgment note for $24.00 from the defendant. A judgment was entered in the court below on this note, which the defendant seeks to avoid for two reasons: First, because there was no consideration to support it; second, because the plaintiff was the agent of Davidson in the transaction, and can have no valid claim for commissions against him.
Upon hearing of a rule to show cause why the judgment should not be opened and he let into a defense, testimony was taken, and after argument the court below discharged the rule. From this order and decree this appeal is taken, with three assignments of error.
On examination of the evidence it is found that the testimony of the defendant stands unsupported by a single witness, nor is there any corroboration of his contention to be fairly drawn from it. Upon his own showing, the giving of the note was his deliberate act, after he had full knowledge of the facts, and in payment of that which he then regarded as a valid claim against him. He is contradicted by the note itself, and by the
The judgment is affirmed.
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