Gillespie v. Wilder

Mar 15, 1868
Reporters:
Before:
Colt
Colt, J.

This action is to recover commissions for nego*172tiating ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍and selling certain shares of stock in a corporation. The whole evidence produced negatives any sale of the ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍stock by the plaintiff. The sale was actually effected by the defendant in the absence of the ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍plaintiff. The services rendered for the defendant were not those stated in the declaration. If of any ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍value to the defendant, and rendered at his request, upon promise of compensation, express or implied, they may ‍‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍be recovered for under a count properly framed. Exceptions overruled.