Legal Opinion
Evans v. Marr
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1924No. 4108PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Louisiana; George W. Jack, Judge. Action at law by J. P. Evans against Pat Marr, individually and as trustee. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
Evans sues Marr to recover $50,000 as commissions claimed to have been earned in accordance with a contract between the parties. A jury was waived in writing, and the trial was before the District Judge, who made the following findings of fact:
“The testimony, I think, establishes that Marr did express a willingness to sell the leases in question for $1,500,000, the conditions and details ot the trade to be later agreed on between him and the purchaser, and that he did agree to pay Evans a commission of $50,000 if he put the defendant in touch with a buyer, and they…
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