Baskerville v. Gaar, Scott & Co.

Citations

• 14 S.D. 1
• 84 N.W. 204
• 1900 S.D. LEXIS 2

Syllabus

<p>Where a machine company employs an agent to sell its machines in a certain territory on commission, and, pending his negotiations with a contemplated purchaser, the company’s assistant of local agents, knowing of the negotiations, without such agent’s knowledge procures the purchaser to accompany him to the office of the company's general agent, where the sale is closed by the latter, who is advised that the purchaser resided in such agent’s territory, and presumably knew of the previous negotiations, such agent is entitled to his commissions on the sale.</p>