Supreme
Court of Canada
Langley v. Rowlands, (1911) 46
S.C.R. 626
Date: 1911-11-06
Langley v. Rowlands
1911: October
19; 1911: November 6
Present: Sir
Charles Fitzpatrick C.J. and Idington, Duff, Anglin and Brodeur JJ.
On Appeal from the Court of Appeal of British Columbia.
Principal
and agent—Sale of land—Commission.
APPEAL
from a decision of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia,
affirming the verdict for the plaintiff (respondent).
The
plaintiff took an option on land of the defendant with the idea of promoting a
syndicate to purchase it. Having failed in this he was allowed by the defendant
to endeavour to sell the land for $100,000 and a commission of $5,000 more. He
introduced a possible purchaser to the defendant, telling the former that the
price was $105,000, and asking the latter to protect him at that price. The
person so introduced stayed on defendant's premises for some days, and having
decided to purchase asked defendant the price and was told it was $100,000,
which he paid. The plaintiff brought action for his commission of $5,000 and
obtained a verdict at the trial which was maintained by the Court of Appeal.
An
appeal by the defendant to the Supreme Court of Canada was dismissed.
Appeal
dismissed with costs.
J.
Travers Lewis K.C. for the appellant.
Nesbitt
K.C. and C. C. Robinson for the respondent.
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