Peach River Lumber Co. v. Montgomery

RICE, Associate Justice.

Appellee, plaintiff below, sued appellant, defendant below, alleging that defendant had contracted in writing with him whereby he was engaged to sell for it certain timber on lands in Montgomery County, Texas, agreeing to pay him for his services in making such sale five percent of whatever sum the timber was sold for; that in pursuance of said contract plaintiff spent $250 in advertising said timber for sale, and finally sold the same to the Keystone Mills Company, the price received therefor aggregating the sum of $18,528, whereby defendant became liable and promised…