Guillory v. Hixson

MILLER, Judge.

Defendants Edley Hixson, Jr. and Magnolia Life Insurance Company appeal the judgment awarding plaintiff Joe Guillory, d/b/a Joe Guillory Realty, fees totalling $12,919.09. We reverse.

During the summer of 1972, Lewis Wheeler was employed by the Paul Guillo-ry Agency as a real estate agent. Later that year he left Paul’s Agency and began work for plaintiff Joe Guillory Realty.

While employed by Paul, Wheeler and Hixson agreed that Wheeler would look for suitable farm properties for Hixson *477to. purchase. Wheeler showed the Shultz farm to Hixson and extensive negotiations were…