Engle v. Campbell

Plaintiffs sued defendant for commissions on a sale of land which they claimed was made according to his agreement, but which he refused to ratify.

Upon the trial below Engle testified to an agreement for a commission of 5 per cent if the land was sold on certain terms, which he says were complied with. The defense disputed, the terms, and the agency as described by Engle, and also set up in proof a different contract, which was also claimed by Engle to have entitled him to some compensation if complied with. Performance of either was disputed.

We have no means of knowing whether the finding of…