Stineman
Stineman v. Gottschalk
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Shaw, J.
This is an appeal by plaintiff, prosecuted upon the judgment-roll alone, from a judgment in favor of defendants.
The contention of appellant is that upon the findings he, and not defendants, is entitled to judgment.
The action is based upon an alleged contract made in January, 1914, whereby defendants, who were the owners of a building then in course of construction and designed for business and hotel purposes, employed plaintiff to secure a tenant therefor for a term of ten years at a term rental of $111,360, and promised to pay the reasonable value of his-ser vices under said employment, which facts are admitted or found by the court to be true. The court further found that subsequent to the date of said contract of employment plaintiff and one Charles J. Lick entered into a contract whereby they agreed to lease the property for which plaintiff had undertaken to secure a tenant, provided that they or defendants should be successful in securing a license for the sale of liquor on the premises; otherwise such agreement to have no force. The condition was not performed. Thereafter, about March 7, 1914, defendants leased said property for a period of ten years for the aggregate…