Reynolds v. Hinrichs

Citations

• 16 S.D. 602
• 94 N.W. 694
• 1903 S.D. LEXIS 130

Syllabus

<p>1. A telegram was not admissible in evidence where there was no evidence to prove that it came irom the telegraph office, or who wrote it or signed it, or where, when, or from whom it came, except as appeared upon the paper itself.</p> <p>2. In an action by a real estate agent for commissions, defendant offered a part of a letter from him to the parties who subsequently purchased the land, in which defendant stated that he was informed that some one had priced a certain ranch to the purchasers, but had no authority to do so. The latter part of the letter stated that defendant owned certain other land which was for sale, and asked the prospective purchasers how much plaintiff had asked them for that land. Held, that the latter part of the letter was admissible in rebuttal to show that defendant knew that plaintiff was negotiating for a sale of the property in question.</p>