Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1940

Carter v. McCall

Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided April 10, 1940 · MR. E.C. DENNIS, ACTING ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.

8 S.E.2d 844; 193 S.C. 456; 151 A.L.R. 641; 1940 S.C. LEXIS 73 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. Henry E. Davis , for appellant, cites: As to commissions to broker in sale of property: 23 L.R.A., 588; 31 S.E., 629 ; 93 Am. Dec., 175; 119 S.C. 171 ; 111 S.E., 881 ; 86 S.C. 162 ; 68 S.E., 466 ; 150 S.C. 493 ; 148 S.E., 554 ; 177 S.C. 479 ; 181 S.E., 653 ; 36 A.S.R., 104; 28 R.C.L., 239; 69 C.J., 484; 58 Am. Dec., 714; 189 S.C. 414 ; 1 S.E.2d 494 ; 181 U.S. 531 ; 45 L.Ed., 986 . Parol contract: 159 S.C. 446 ; 157 S.E., 621 ; 181 S.C. 360 ; 187 S.E., 524 ; 146 S.C. 59 ; 143 S.E., 552 ; 91 S.C. 7 ; 74 S.E., 46 ; 90 S.C. 522 ; 79 S.C. 134 ; 60 S.E., 311 ; 84 S.C. 181 ; 65 S.E., 1048 ; 181 S.C. 76 ; 186 S.E., 659 ; 146 S.C. 59 ; 143 S.E., 552 ; 116 S.E., 331. Messrs. McEachin Townsend , for respondent, cite: Parol agreement of broker with principal for compensation is not within the statutes of fraud: 119 S.C. 171 ; 111 S.E., 881 ; 40 S.E., 119; 40 S.E., 850 ; 84 S.E., 100; 131 S.C. 245 ; 126 S.E., 749 .

Opinion of the Court

April 10, 1940.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by This is an appeal from the Civil Court of Florence. A careful study of the testimony and the law shows that R. W. Sharkey, Judge of the Civil Court of Florence, has covered *Page 468 the facts and the law applicable thereto in an order refusing a new trial.

That order is affirmed and made the opinion of this Court. Let the order of Judge Sharkey refusing a new trial be reported.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BONHAM, MR. JUSTICE FISHBURNE and MR. ACTING ASSOCIATE JUSTICE WM. H. GRIMBALL concur.

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