Howard v. Burrow

The plaintiff commenced an action against the defendant for compensation claimed to have been earned by him as a broker. The defendant appeared and filed an answer and a cross-complaint. The plaintiff answered the cross-complaint and a trial was had on the issues presented by those pleadings. As the trial court was sitting without a jury, it made findings. Those findings were in favor of the plaintiff and the defendant has appealed and has brought up a bill of exceptions.

After a short conversation between them the defendant wrote out, signed, and delivered to the plaintiff a writing as…