Parmly v. Head

This action was brought to recover from appellants $1,000 commissions which appellee claimed was due to him for services about the sale of certain land. Appellee was not retained by appellants to find a purchaser for the land, but, knowing that they would sell it, he communicated with parties who he knew would like to buy such land, and after some correspondence about the price and talks with appellants, the latter offered to sell for $73,000. Appellee relates what occurred with reference to commissions as follows :

“We had a meeting in Mr. Parmly’s office, Mr. Parmly, Mr. Parrar and myself,…