Oden v. McCraney

GARDNER, Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment for plaintiff in a suit for money had and receivedi

Plaintiff represented a number of citi-' zens of Leeds, Ala., in an effort to locate a cotton cleaning plant in that municipality, and made an effort to secure a site for the plant. Defendants were interested in the sale of five acres ©f land in Leeds, owned by the Vida Lumber Company; but the cotton plant people only wanted two acres. Defendants demanded $5,000 for the five acres, and declined to sell only the two acres desired. During these negotiations plaintiff paid, and defendants received,…