Watson v. Brightwell

Jackson, Judge.

Brightwell sued Watson on a contract for services in selling the land of the latter, and recovered seven hundred dollars — it being five per cent, on the price for which the land was sold. Watson made a motion for a new trial, it was overruled and he excepted.

1. One ground ,of error, alleged in several grounds of the motion for a new trial, is to the effect, that as Watson hired the plaintiff to sell his land, the contract of hire should be in writing, and the court charged that it need not be. If an agent be constituted to convey land — to make a deed thereto — there must be a…