Featherston v. Trone
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Benton Circuit Court; /. E. Maples, Judge; 1. A real estate broker who is negotiating a sale o.r exchange of real property, or otherwise acting in the line of his business, cannot represent both parties to the transaction without their mutual knowledge and consent; and if he attempts to do so, he forfeits all right to any compensation or commission from either. 23 Am. & Eng.
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Appeal from Benton Circuit Court; /. E. Maples, Judge; 1. A real estate broker who is negotiating a sale o.r exchange of real property, or otherwise acting in the line of his business, cannot represent both parties to the transaction without their mutual knowledge and consent; and if he attempts to do so, he forfeits all right to any compensation or commission from either. 23 Am. & Eng. Enc. of E. (2 Ed.) 907 and notes, 921-2; Mechem, Agency, § § 66, 67, 598, 643-4; 19 S. W. 268. Under the facts in this case appellees were agents of appellant at the time negotiations'■ with1 Smith began- and…
1Opinion of the Court
RidPick, J1.
This is an appeal by 'J;' E. Eeatherston from a judgment against him for $87.5^ rendered by the'circuit court of:Benton County,on an appeal from a.jud-gment of.a justi-c.e of the peace. The judgment was ¡rendered in favor of J: E..Troné and J. M. Jackson for commissions claimed by them-for services in bringing- about an exchange of land owned by Eeatherston for town'prbpefty'owned1,by J. B.‘Smith; " ' " 1 ”. The facts r ^re,..that Troné and^Jackson .were..real estate brokers at Bentonville,, Arkansas... Eeatherston. owned ¡a farm of‘40' acres adjoining -the town which-he desired…
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