Robinson v. Randall

SMITH, Justice.

A. L. Robinson, F. B. Chadick, and Paul Chadick jointly purchased from W. S. Randall a “Yxeth undivided working interest” in an oil and gas lease upon a tract of land in Gregg county, for which each of them paid Randall $2,000, aggregating $6,000.

At the conclusion of the transaction Randall gave Robinson $1,500, which the former claims was intended and understood as a loan, arid the latter claims was his commission from Randall upon the deal in question.

Randall sued Robinson and recovered said sum of $1,500, upon a jury finding that the payment was intended as a loan. Robinson…