Strickel v. Brownfield State Bank

This is the second appeal in this case. 250 S. W. 258.

W. T. Strickel, appellant, brought this suit in the district court of Terry county against the Brownfield State Bank and the King Land Company, and the parties will herein be designated as in the trial court.

Plaintiff listed a certain tract of land owned by him with the defendant land company for sale, by a contract in writing, which provided for the agent’s compensation to be 5 per cent., and contained the further provision:

“Should purchaser fail to complete his contract and forfeit earnest money, then such earnest money shall be equally…