Hudson v. Scott
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. A. D. Sayre. This was an action of assumpsit brought by the appellees against the appellant. The original complaint contained one count. By amendment another was added.The substance of these counts is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The defendant interposed the'following pleas: “1st. General issue. 2d. No consideration. 3d.
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. A. D. Sayre. This was an action of assumpsit brought by the appellees against the appellant. The original complaint contained one count. By amendment another was added.The substance of these counts is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The defendant interposed the'following pleas: “1st. General issue. 2d. No consideration. 3d. That lie acted only as a guardian of Hattie Price, which Avas known to plaintiffs, and never agreed to pay anything on his own account or to incur any personal liability on account of the transaction.” The…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
The original complaint contained but one count, on a contract alleged to have been made by plaintiffs, Scott & Sons, with the defendant, Hudson, whereby the defendant, as guardian and trustee of Hattie Price, who lived in Massachusetts, agreed with plaintiffs, that if they would sell for him a certain piece of real estate in Montgomery, for the sum of five thousand dollars, he would pay the plaintiffs the regular, custom*176ary commissions of five per cent on the purchase price for so doing; that plaintiffs fully performed their part of the contract, and secured a purchaser for said real estate,…
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