Baird & Montgomery v. Lewis

The question is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the finding of the jury that appellee A. B. Lewis, defendant below, revoked an agency authority or listing agreement with appellants Baird and Montgomery, to sell his farm, prior to appellants obtaining a purchaser, ready, willing and able to buy and notifying Lewis of that fact.

*64 Baird and Montgomery sued Lewis in the Circuit Court of Leflore County for their five per cent sales commission. On February 21,1955, Lewis signed an “exclusive” listing of his farm in Leflore County with appellants. There was no consideration for it,…