Johnson v. Dyess
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Bell County Court; W. S. Shipp, Judge. Action by D. P. Johnson against J. B. Dyess and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKey, C. J.
This suit originated in a justice of the peace court, but was appealed to and finally tried in the county court. Appellant was plaintiff and J. B. Dyess, J. A. Ferguson, and E. C. Clabaugh were defendants. The plaintiff sought to,recover one-half of a $250 commission alleged to have- been earned by tbe defendants for tbe sale of a tract of land. Tbe plaintiff alleged that, after failing bimself to make a sale of any lands controlled by bim as a real estate broker, be introduced a prospective purchaser to tbe defendants, upon an agreement with them that, if they made a sale to bim, they would…
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