Mitchell v. Allison

COMPTON, Justice.

Appellant Joe Mitchell sought to recover damages from appellee Claude Allison, for breach of an oral contract, wherein appellant employed appellee, a real estate broker to purchase a certain tract of land for appellant. Upon motion the trial court dismissed the complaint, in which the following was charged as ground for the recovery of damages:

“That during the month of June, 1945, the plaintiff desired to purchase the North Half of Sec. 13, Township 14 South, Range 25 East, in Chaves County, New Mexico, and during said time was approached by defendant Allison with reference…