Lewis v. Kimball

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

W. T. Lewis, a real-estate broker, brought this action against T. W. Kimball, to recover commission^ for procuring purchasers for defendant’s farm. The judgment was in defendant’s favor, and plaintiff appealed. Since the appeal was taken W. T. Lewis has died, and his representative has been substituted. .

It appears that in November, 1914, defendant listed his 187-acre farm with plaintiff under an agreement that if he could find a purchaser for $18,700 plaintiff should have $700 as his commission. Shortly afterwards the. plaintiff made…