Haley v. Pearson

Appellee, as plaintiff in the court below, filed his original petition September 8, 1927, in which it was alleged that: “On or about July 15, 1927, the defendant entered into an oral contract with plaintiff, plaintiff acting by and through his agent, A. N. Barker, by which contract and agreement plaintiff gave to defendant his listings of a certain piece of real estate (description omitted); that plaintiff gave to defendant his said listings on said property in consideration of the agreement of defendant to sell said property and to give to plaintiff one-half of the commissions to be earned…