Loring v. Peacock

CULVER, Justice.

The parties to this suit, on the 20th day of March, 1949, executed a written contract by the terms of which appellees agreed to sell, and appellants to purchase, a certain tract of land. John Christmas-, as broker and agent for sellers, negotiated the sale and is also an appellee herein. Appellants sued appellees to recover the sum of $400 paid as part payment of the purchase price which was retained by the Agent, Christmas, as a part of his commission. The case was submitted to the court below principally under an agreed statement of facts though some additional testimony was…