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Contract – Construction. The defendant was a boxer. The first claimant was a boxing manager and promoter and the second claimants provided the first claimant's boxing promoting services. The claimants provided services to the defendant under various agreements. A commission agreed was 25% of gross receipts less specified deductions. The claimants alleged that the defendant owed them money and the defendant counterclaimed for money owed. The Queens' Bench Division held that the defendant owed the first claimant unpaid commission and the second claimant owed the defendant unpaid balance in respect of the fight.
Contract – Construction. The defendant was a boxer. The first claimant was a boxing manager and promoter and the second claimants provided the first claimant's boxing promoting services. The claimants provided services to the defendant under various agreements. A commission agreed was 25% of gross receipts less specified deductions. The claimants alleged that the defendant owed them money and the defendant counterclaimed for money owed. The Queens' Bench Division held that the defendant owed the first claimant unpaid commission and the second claimant owed the defendant unpaid balance in respect of the fight.
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