Legal Opinion
Varner Real Estate, Inc. v. Bobb.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1986No. 55636PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:
This appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County arises from a real estate broker’s attempt to recover a commission for transactions involving property formerly owned by the appellee, John L. Bobb. At the conclusion of the trial the court granted a peremptory instruction on liability in favor of Varner Real Estate, but allowed the jury to assess damages, which it did in the sum of $250.00.
John Bobb was the owner of property in Vicksburg when he executed a lease with Mr. and Mrs. Hudson dated August 18, 1982. The lease provided the Hudsons were to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Partee v. PeppleMississippi Supreme Court · 1944
- Nason v. MORRISSEYMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
- Gardner v. ReedMississippi Supreme Court · 1949
- C. Buck Bush Realty Co. v. WhetstoneMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
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