Legal Opinion

Bound v. Simkins

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 6, 1912PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; J. C. Roberts, Judge. Action by B. B. Simkins against Ed G. Bound. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Appellee sued appellant for $700, alleged to be due him as commissions on the sale of a certain tract of land to Dr. J. A. Green. The defense pleaded was that appellant asked Green, when he was about to enter into a contract of sale with him, If any agent or B. B. Simkins had shown him the land, and Green replied in the negative, and that appellee had never offered to sell the land to him, and that on that representation he had sold the land to Green. It was also alleged that appellee had not secured a purchaser for the land. The cause was tried by jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McDonald v. CabinessTexas Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Graves v. Bains & WoodwardTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  3. McKinnon v. VollmarWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Williams v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
  5. Renwick v. BancroftSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dickson v. KelleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
  2. Dickinson v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
  3. Attas v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
  4. Haile v. KellerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Hill v. HuberCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918

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