Curlee v. Phelps

This action was brought by Phelps against Curlee, for commission due him as a broker in procuring purchasers in the person of H. E. Johnson and J. M. Finch, of a certain oil lease on 25 acres of land. It is alleged that appellant, Curlee, listed with appellee 25 acres of oil land off the south end of a 37%-acre tract of land, to sell for the price of $500 per acre, agreeing to pay appellee all over $500 per acre as a commission for his services; that he found purchasers at the price of $600 per acre; that appellant entered into a written contract with the purchasers at said price, who placed…