Cumming v. Chilson

The appellee, Chilson, sued the appellant, Cumming, to recover $250 commission for the sale of a tract of land in Clay county, Tex. It was alleged in plaintiff’s petition that the plaintiff and defendant had agreed that:

“Plaintiff should obtain a purchaser for the defendant, and bring about and cause a sale for the defendant of the above-described land and premises for the sum of money as heretofore set out, in consideration of the sum of $250 commission to plaintiff on the full amount of the selling price of said land and premises, to be paid over to plaintiff by tbe defendant at tbe time of…