Del Vecchio v. Greco
Del Vecchio v. Greco
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The plaintiff a licensed real estate broker asserts that he was directed by the defendant to purchase for him for the sum of $12,500 a certain property in the City of Philadelphia. The down money of $500, required to be deposited, the plaintiff states he was authorized to pay and that the defendant agreed to repay the sum to him. The property was bought, the $500- paid, but when the plaintiff asked the defendant for the return of his money, he was met by a refusal based on the reason that the plaintiff had had no authority to buy until the defendant’s son’s consent was first had. The plaintiff denied any knowledge of the son’s connection with the purchase, but the defendant on his part said the plaintiff knew all about it and was fully aware that the son’s assent was a prerequisite to the purchase. On this question the issue was squarely raised and this was the only matter submitted to the jury. Both sides appeared to be content to confine the issue to this one fact for neither took any exception to the charge of the court and this was the only matter submitted. Being a matter of fact the court could not dispose of it. The court, therefore, could not do otherwise than to refuse defendant’s motion for binding instructions. It was only after the trial was over and when the court was requested to enter judgment n. o. v. that it was alleged that plaintiff was guilty of bad faith in that he failed to disclose the true consideration to the defendant and that not having acted with fidelity to his principal he forfeited any right to recover the down money he advanced. It appeared at the trial that the plaintiff had made a prior agreement in his own name
The other assignment of error is to a part of the charge of the court and is without merit. Furthermore it is not sustained by any exception. The judgment is affirmed.
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