Leydig v. Patten

H. W. Leydig brought suit against Frank C. Patten and Frederick B. Townsend to recover commissions. The declaration consists of the common counts with a bill of particulars attached. The plaintiff claims $2,000 for selling 2,000 acres of land near Brainard, Minn.; $1,000 for making’ a sale of the Polo Electric Light Plant and $1,900 for making a trade of some bank stock of the Defiance City Bank of Defiance, Ohio, for four farms in Illinois.- Both defendants were served with summons. Patten did not appear and was not defaulted. Townsend filed the general issue and on a trial before a jury a…