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51 S.D. 154

Burns v. Spence

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1927

South Dakota Supreme Court · decided 1927-04-01

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently November 1929

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Relies on Keyes v. Baskerville · Hawkins v. Hubbard · Irwin v. Lattin

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Decided 1927-04-01

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MlORil-ARTY, C.

¶1On 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.

¶2On 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. *156Parker, whereby he agreed to convey to the Parkers the property described in his contract with Mrs. Burns, and to' accept as payment therefor two certain lots in Dell Rapidis, owned by the Parkers, certain promissory notes to be signed by the Parkers aggregating the sum of $1,000, and the assumption of a mortgage of $3,279.80, payable in monthly payments of $43-75 each, and of certain paving assessments; said mortgage and paving tax being liens incumbering Spence’s Sioux Falls property. After the execution of this contract between Spence and the Parkers, Mrs. Burns demanded payment of the commission provided for in her contract with Spence. This demand being refused, Mrs. Burns began this action to recover the commission.

¶3The 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.

¶4From 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.

¶5It 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.

¶6On 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. *157769, Ann. Cas. 1914C, 1044; Pierre & Ft. Pierre B. Ry. Co. v. Stuart, supra.

¶7The findings in this case amply support the conclusions and the judgment, and the judgment appealed from is affirmed.

CAMPBELL, P. J„ and POLLEY and BURCH, JJ., concur.GATES and 'SHERWOOD, JJ., not sitting.
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