Menefee v. Diggs

— Plaintiff brought his action against defendant for commission on an exchange of lands, the petition averring that, being a real estate agent and broker, and defendant being anxious and desirous of selling or exchanging 252 acres of farm land, of which he was the owner, entered into a contract with plaintiff, whereby he agreed that if plaintiff would find, him a purchaser for the farm, or find some person who was willing to exchange other land for defendant’s farm, that he, defendant, would pay plaintiff a commission of $1 per acre, to-wit, $252, for plain*661tiff’s services in the matter. It is…