Evants v. Fuqua
Texas Supreme Court
Errór to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Deaf Smith County. Evants & Hagler sued Ferguson and Fuqua and appealed from a judgment for defendants, on affirmance of which they obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gaines
This is an action by Evants and James P. Hagler to recover of defendants, -Ferguson & Fuqua, $72,000 for procuring a purchaser of 72,000 acres of land alleged to belong to defendants. The plaintiffs alleged that they were employed and authorized by Ferguson to sell 72,000 acres of land owned by him and his eodefendant Fuqua at a price'of $3.50 per acre net to the vendor, and that they were to have for their compensation all in excess of that sum for procuring the purchaser; and that in pursuance of the power con ferred upon them by the contract, they procured a purchaser oí the land at $4.50…
2Cited by9 opinions
- Henderson Grant v. GilbertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
- State v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Rabinowitz v. Smith Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Hutchings v. BinfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Quaile v. McArdleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
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