Johnson v. Hodges

BROWN, Justice.

Appellee, Hodges, who owned certain improved real estate in the City of Fort Worth, was desirous of selling or trading such property to a Mrs. Clara E. Smithers, who owned a farm in Grayson County, and both property owners had listed their respective properties with appellant, Henry Johnson, a real estate broker.

Johnson undertook to carry Hodges and Mrs. Smithers in his automobile, from Fort Worth to the Smithers’ farm. Mrs. Smith-ers went along to point out the way to the farm and to show it to the prospective buyer and Hodges.

On this trip the auto owned and being driven by…