Court Opinion

ID: 9864534
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Date Created: 2023-09-25 13:50:03.754645+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:17:27.270083
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THE COURT.
In appellant's petition for a rehearing, and in the brief of amicus curiae in support thereof, *506criticism is made of the opinion, heretofore filed herein on the matter of the demurrer to the complaint. It is argued that the complaint was demurrable because it failed to allege that the broker was acting for a compensation or that the money was received as a result of a real estate transaction. We are inclined to the same view and if we had been sitting in the trial court we would probably have sustained the demurrer and required an amendment of the complaint. But when the point is raised on appeal after answer and trial this court is in a different position from what the trial court was in at the time of the ruling on the demurrer. Here it is necessary for the appellant to show that “the error complained of has resulted in a miscarriage of justice.” (Sec. 4y2, art. VI, Const.) And before we can reverse a case because of such claimed error we must be satisfied that it has resulted in a miscarriage of justice after we have examined the entire cause, including the evidence. When, therefore, the defendant has answered and gone to trial after his demurrer has been overruled and the findings of fact disclose that the alleged infirmities of the complaint have been cured, we may rest our decision on the findings, particularly where, as here, the appellant has failed to ■ show that the evidence was not received without objection.
It is also argued that, in any event, the recovery on the bond should be limited to the amount received for the exchange of the leasehold interest. But the appellant has not shown that the issue was raised in the trial court. It has been raised here for the first time in this petition for a rehearing. The point argued in the briefs was that the value of the leasehold interest was so small that the entire transaction should be deemed to have been a sale of the personalty and not a real estate sale under the act. The respondent testified that he inventoried the personalty at $1,300. The total sale price was $1,700. We took the view, on the point raised, that the value of the lease was substantial and brought the transaction under the act. But there was no evidence on the value of the lease because the matter was not put in issue. We are not required to consider a point raised for the first time in a petition for rehearing.
The petition is denied.
*507A petition by appellant to have the cause heard in the supreme court, after judgment in the district court of appeal, was denied by the supreme court on December 24, 1928.
All the Justices concurred.