Beard v. Coggins

Lyle Brown, Justice.

Appellant James Beard, d/b/a Beard Real Estate, brought this suit against Walter Cog-gins and wife, to recover a sales commission on a parcel of land which was sold by appellees after Beard’s listing expired. Appellees defended on the ground that the sale did not result from information obtained from or through appellant and conveyed to appellee landowners during the period of the sales listing. A jury trial resulted in a general verdict favoring appellees. Appellant here contends that he should have been granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and, secondly, that…