Matthews-Pelton, Inc. v. LeBlanc

Plaintiff, a corporation engaged in business as a real estate broker, sued Henry L. LeBlane, defendant, and in the alternative J. T. Prowell, defendant, to recover the sum of $1,200, commission alleged to have been earned for the consummation of a written contract on August 5, 1927, whereby LeBlane agreed to sell, and Prowell agreed to buy, certain real estate owned by LeBlane. Defendant LeBlane filed an exception of no cause of action, which was sustained by the lower court, on the ground that the petition alleges that Prowell, in violation of his agreement, refused to take title, and…