212 N.W. 868 | S.D. | 1927
On March i, 1924, the appellant’ A. C. Spence, held title to certain real property in the city of Sioux Falls. On that diay said appellant entered- into a certain written contract with the respondent, Kathryn Burns, whereby -Spence employed Mrs. Burns to act as his agent in finding a purchaser for said property at a price of -$6,500; $3,279.80 of said price to-be paid in monthly payments of $43.75 each m-onth, “balance cash, if possible, if not all -cash, good security.” An-d by this contract Spence agreed that for making a sale of said property he would pay Mrs. Burns a -commission of 5 per cent on the first $3,000, an-d per cent on the balance of the gross amount of the sale.
On April nth Mrs. Burns 'brought to Spence prospective purchasers for his property in the persons of Flora M. Parker and -William ¡E. Parker of Sioux Falls. Spence thereupon entered into a written -contract with said Flora M. P’arker and William E.
The trial court found that the defendant executed the commission contract with the plaintiff, and thereafter entered into the sale contract with purchasers procured by the plaintiff; that the purchasers were ready, willing, and able to perform the conditions of their contract; and that the defendant had refused to- pay to the plaintiff the commission agreed upon.
From these findings the trial court concluded that the plaintiff was entitled to recover judgment against the defendant in the sum of $247.50, and entered judgment accordingly. A motion for a new trial was denied, and from the judgment and the order denying a new trial this appeal is taken.
It appears from the record that no record had been settled at the time the order denying a new trial was made. As the notice of intention to move for a new trial stated that the motion was made upon the settled record, an order made before the record was settled is a nullity, and the appeal herein must be treated as aii appeal from the judgment only. Parrott v. City of Hot Springs, 9 S. D. 202, 68 N. W. 329; section 2557, Revised Code of 1919; Hardin v. Graham, 38 S. D. 57, 159 N. W. 895; Pierre & Ft. Pierre B. Ry. Co. v. Stuart, 40 S. D. 473, 168 N. W. 33.
On sudh appeal the only question which appellant seeks to present in this case, and which can be considered, is whether the findings support the conclusions of law and the judgment. Keyes v. Baskerville, 42 S. D. 381, 175 N. W. 874; Foss v. Van Wagenen, 20 S. D. 39, 104 N. W. 606; Hawkins v. Hubbard, 2 S. D. 631, 51 N. W. 774; Irwin v. Lattin, 29 S. D. 1, 135 N. W.
The findings in this case amply support the conclusions and the judgment, and the judgment appealed from is affirmed.