Court Opinion

ID: 9732927
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 16:44:58.069321+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:36.514843
License: Public Domain

DEVINE, J.
I dissent as to the issue of reasonable value. I believe the case should be remanded to the trial court for further evidence on this single issue. It seems to me that the inquiry of the broker whether he would pay respondent $2,000 for “having brought the deal in,” besides being a mere question, has relevancy only to a possible value to the broker for new business acquired. It does not purport to measure the value to the prospective seller, appellant. Appellant’s statement that he would pay respondent “$2,000 if and when the securities were sold” does not seem to me to indicate that this is a measure of value where the securities are not sold.