Meek v. Deal

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

Plaintiffs sued George A. Deal and wife to recover a commission on a sale of real estate. While the action was pending Mr. Deal died and the action was revived against his wife as administratrix. Plaintiffs then filed an amended petition. There was a trial and judgment for plaintiffs in the sum of $2000. The administratrix appeals.

The amended petition alleged that George A. Deal in his lifetime owned a ranch in Finney county consisting of twenty-two quarter sections of land, and verbally agreed with ■ plaintiffs that if they would find a…