Fitzsimmons v. Hand

Citations

• 27 Pa. Super. 598
• 1905 Pa. Super. LEXIS 111

Syllabus

<p>Contract- — Legality—-Agreement to induce a purchase — Evidence.</p> <p>An agreement to use one’s influence to induce a person negotiating for the purchase of real estate, to complete the purchase, is a legal one, and the money consideration agreed to be paid on the completion of the purchase may be collected in an action at law.</p> <p>In such a case the question whether it was probable that the defendant would have entered into such an agreement, and whether it was reasonable or not, were proper subjects for the consideration of the jury, but they cannot be considered by the appellate court.</p>