Painter v. Hines

*833The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

In July, 1905, the parties entered into a partnership agreement to purchase 8280 acres of land in Ford and Hodgeman counties and'to sell the same, the profits or losses to be divided equally. The plaintiff had a flourishing real-estate business at Dodge City, employing a clerk and stenographer and maintaining a well equipped office. He had been discussing a sale of the land in question with its owner and was to have a commission, if sold, of $1750. ' The defendant, who lived in northeastern Kansas, being at the plaintiff’s office was told of…