|
|
Dotson v. Milliken, 209 U.S. 237 (1908)
Contents:
Show Summary
Hide Summary
General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Dotson v. Milliken, 209 U.S. 237 (1908)
Dotson v. Milliken No. 48 Argued March 4, 5, 1908 Decided March 23, 1908 209 U.S. 237
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Syllabus
A broker employed to sell land subject to a requirement of the purchaser which the vendor declares will be complied with is entitled to his commissions if the sale falls through solely because the vendor’s representations are inaccurate.
The fact that the particular portion of a tract of land for which a broker finds a purchaser in accordance with the vendor’s offer cannot be identified does not defeat the broker’s claim for commissions if the sale falls through entirely for other reasons for which the vendor was exclusively responsible.
27 App.D.C. 500 affirmed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
Contents:
Chicago:
U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Dotson v. Milliken, 209 U.S. 237 (1908) in 209 U.S. 237 Original Sources, accessed July 10, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CBAU5F7XUH7RUD3.
MLA:
U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Dotson v. Milliken, 209 U.S. 237 (1908), in 209 U.S. 237, Original Sources. 10 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CBAU5F7XUH7RUD3.
Harvard:
U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Dotson v. Milliken, 209 U.S. 237 (1908). cited in 1908, 209 U.S. 237. Original Sources, retrieved 10 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CBAU5F7XUH7RUD3.
|