Brannen v. Poole
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Third Division; G. W. Hendricks, Judge; Poole was not exempt from service of a summons in this case and the court properly directed a verdict for appellee. 45 L. R. A. 613; 126 Ark. 398; 53 Id; 51; 76 Id. 376. The sale was brought about and procured by the efforts and labors of appellant and under the law he was entitled to recover the commission. Cases supra.
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court, Third Division; G. W. Hendricks, Judge; Poole was not exempt from service of a summons in this case and the court properly directed a verdict for appellee. 45 L. R. A. 613; 126 Ark. 398; 53 Id; 51; 76 Id. 376. The sale was brought about and procured by the efforts and labors of appellant and under the law he was entitled to recover the commission. Cases supra. See also 23 L. R. A. 632. 1. Appellee was not exempt from service of a summons and 126 Ark. 389 is not in point. 2 R. C. L. 482. 2. Brannen did absolutely nothing to bring about or procure the sale,…
1Opinion of the Court
McCulloch, C. J.,
Appellant instituted this action against appellee to recover broker’s commission on a sale of real estate under an alleged contract whereby appellee employed appellant to procure a purchaser for the land. There was a trial of the issues before a jury, but the court directed a verdict in favor of appellee.
The only question presented, therefore, is whether or not there was sufficient evidence to warrant a submission of the issue to the jury.
Appellee was the owner of an undivided one-fifth interest in a large tract of timber land in Calhoun County, Arkansas, aggregating about…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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