Williams V State Of Indiana

Author : Indiana Supreme Court
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230023687
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana written by Indiana Supreme Court and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...one year from its execution the appellee had the right to withdraw his real estate from the market, or to sell itlto a purchaser not furnished by the appellant, and had he done either he would have been liable to pay a commission of two per cent.; but he did neither. ' After the time named had elapsed, the agency of the appellant still continued. Suppose the appellant had sold the real estate upon the terms named in the obligation, and executed a bond as therein provided, after the year had terminated would not the appellee have been compelled to execute the contract? And if not, why not? We can imagine no legal excuse upon which to have rested a refusal. Until the termination of the agency, either by sale or by the act of the appellee, as provided in the contract the appellant's authority to make the sale continued. The agency was a continuing one until terminated in some manner known to the contract. It is probable that the appellee had the right under the contract to terminate the agency after one year from the date of the contract, without liability except as in the last clause of his obligation. But, if he had done so, had a purchaser thereafter appeared and purchased the property of the appellee, his introduction being the result of the services and influence of the_ appellant, in advance of the termination of the agency, the said last named clause of said obligation would have rendered the appellee liable.' This is so by its very terms: " Ifa customer is introduced through the agency of said Leslie, and a sale is afterwards consummated with said customer, I agree to pay the commission aforementioned, whether the time of this agreement shall have expired meantime or not." _ I The case of Williams v. Leslie, ...