Lavecchia v. Reed

Appellee brought this action in the circuit court of Warren county against appellant to recover the sum of two thousand forty dollars, alleged to be brokerage commissions due him for his services in procuring a lessee for the National Park Hotel in Vicksburg. At the conclusion of the evidence, on appellee’s motion the court directed a verdict and judgment in his favor for the amount sued for. Prom that judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.

The National Park Hotel in Vicksburg belonged to the estate of Vincent Lavecchia. Appellant had authority from the owners to lease the hotel and sell…