Levy v. Spencer
Decision Date | 19 June 1893 |
Citation | 33 P. 415,18 Colo. 532 |
Parties | LEVY v. SPENCER. |
Court | Colorado Supreme Court |
Appeal from district court, Arapahoe county.
Action by Benjamin D. Spencer against Archibald T. Levy to recover part of the commissions received by defendant for the sale of certain real estate. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Reversed.
The other facts fully appear in the following statement by GODDARD, J.:
This action was instituted by the appellee in the district court of Arapahoe county to recover from the appellant a part of a commission received by him on account of a certain real-estate transaction. On the 14th day of March, 1890, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which, in substance, is as follows: Defendant demurred to the amended complaint, on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, which demurr...
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