Case Name: Smith et al. v. Tyler et al., appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1874-03
Citations: 2 Thomp. & Cook 669
Docket Number: 
Parties: Smith et al. v. Tyler et al., appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Thompson & Cook's Supreme Court Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 669–669

Head Matter:
Smith et al. v. Tyler et al., appellants.
Trial—nonsuit — Custom,.
Plaintiffs, in their complaint, claimed to have been employed by the defendants as brokers, to sell a vessel. On the trial, plaintiffs failed to show original employment or a ratification of their acts done without authority. Held, that plaintiffs should have been nonsuited.
It was claimed by the plaintiffs that it was customary when a vessel was sold through the intervention of a broker, for the seller to pay a commission. Held, that if defendants were ignorant of this custom they would not be bound by it.
Appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon the verdict of a jury.
E. H. Benn, for appellants.
Richard H. Huntley, for respondents.

Opinion:
Barmard, P. J.
The head-note states fully the matters passed upon in the opinion, which it is believed unnecessary to publish at length.
Judgment reversed, and new trial granted.