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187 F.2d 1021

Docket No. 12648.

Burnham v. Abegglen

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided March 23, 1951.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1951-03-23

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently March 1951

1 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on Abegglen v. Burnham

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1951-03-23

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¶1*1022J. D. Skeen, Perry H. Burnham, Salt Lake City, Utah, for appellants.

¶2Grover A. Giles, Salt Lake City, Utah and Jess B. Hawley, Jr., Boise, Idaho, for appellee.

¶3Before ORR and POPE, Circuit Judges, and FEE, District Judge.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5The Trial Court found Abegglen was employed by the Burnhams by “contract in writing to sell certain real and personal property,” as agent, for $140,000, providing he “should receive a commission of $6,000 in the event he sold said property,” that Abegglen interested the Randalls, and an agreement was executed between the Burnhams and the Randalls for sale and purchase of said property at the price asked, that “plaintiff [Abegglen] was free from misconduct, concealment or misrepresentation in all of his dealings with defendants [Burnhams].” After learning of a supposed inadequate security for performance on the part of one of the Ran-dalls, the contract of purchase and sale was modified by mutual consent of the Burn-hams and the Randalls, and subsequently, for a consideration moving to the Burn-hams, a rescission of the modified contract of purchase and sale was entered between the Burnhams and the Randalls, “without the knowledge, consent or approval of the plaintiff [Abegglen].”

¶6If these facts are found, there are no questions of law raised upon the record. The findings are supported by substantial evidence and are not “clearly erroneous.” Therefore, these are binding upon us, and the judgment stands. Based on the findings, plaintiff was awarded commission in full.

¶7We affirm upon the basis of the excellent opinion of the Trial Court, 91 F.Supp. 61.

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