Macneir v. Wallace

Citations

• 252 Pa. 323
• 97 A. 501
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 614

Syllabus

<p>Contracts — Sales of stoclc — Commissions—Judgment for defendant n. o. v.</p> <p>1. In an action to recover a commission upon the sale of certain stock alleged to have been effected by plaintiff at the request of defendant where it did not appear that plaintiff was the efficient moving cause of the sale, and where it did appear that defendant had negotiated the sale himself, the court made no error in entering judgment for defendant n. o. v.</p> <p>Court and jury — Verdict—Capricious disbelief of testimony.</p> <p>2. A verdict which plainly indicates that the jury indulged in a capricious disbelief of the testimony should not be permitted to stand.</p>