Eversole v. White
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 17 — Action to Recover Commissions for Selling Land APPEAL FROM OWSLEY CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Defendants and Plaintiff appeals. This is a suit -of John C. Eversole against White & Harrison to recover commissions as purchasing agent for that firm upon 6,860 acres of land.
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Case 17 — Action to Recover Commissions for Selling Land APPEAL FROM OWSLEY CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Defendants and Plaintiff appeals. This is a suit -of John C. Eversole against White & Harrison to recover commissions as purchasing agent for that firm upon 6,860 acres of land. Appellant sues for $1,022.40 and admits credits of $672:35 leaving a balance due him of $350.05. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants in the sum of $24. The plaintiff procured the affidavit of four of the jurymen, two of whom made the calculation, and all four of whom stated that the verdict as…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
CHIEF JUSTICE PAYNTER
Affirming.
The appellant, Eversole/ sued White and' Harrison to recover $1,022.40 f-or alleged commissions due him growing out of a contract or contracts to purchase lands and; min*195eral rights ior them.' They deny their pliability for the sum claimed — -First, because the services which • he did perform were for the Few Era Land Company; second, that he did not purchase all the lands for which he claims commissions. He claimed that he was to receive ten cents per acre for purchasing some of it, fifteen cents for some, and for other lauds no…
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