Bodine v. Penn Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clark Circuit Court; Geo. B. Eaynie, Judge; 1. It was error to direct a verdict for defendant. 89 Ark. 372. There was a contract, and under it a partial sale was consummated. 80 Ark. 247. 2. The case should have been submitted to the Jury with instructions. 84 Ark. 462-7; 53 Id. 49; 89 Id. 195, 207-8; 110 Id. 140; 121 Id. 534. 3. Plaintiff was the procuring cause of the sale.
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Appeal from Clark Circuit Court; Geo. B. Eaynie, Judge; 1. It was error to direct a verdict for defendant. 89 Ark. 372. There was a contract, and under it a partial sale was consummated. 80 Ark. 247. 2. The case should have been submitted to the Jury with instructions. 84 Ark. 462-7; 53 Id. 49; 89 Id. 195, 207-8; 110 Id. 140; 121 Id. 534. 3. Plaintiff was the procuring cause of the sale. He brought the parties together and turned the purchaser over to the defendant. 4. The question of the good faith of defendant in calling the deal off was for the Jury. 95 Ark. 144. 1. On the facts the court…
1Opinion of the Court
McCulloch, C. J.'
The plaintiff, L. A. Bodine, alleges that he was employed by the defendant to sell certain property, the latter to pay a commission on the sale, and that he produced a purchaser to whom the defendant subsequently sold a portion of the property. This is a suit to recover the amount of commissions alleged to have been earned on the sale.(1) Defendant, Penn Lumber Company, is a corporation operating a mill at Beirne, Clark County, Arkansas, and owned a sawmill, logging railroad, cars, locomotives and a large body of timber lands. In February, 1914, defendant entered into a…
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