Murphy v. Bradley

This suit was brought by appellee to recover a commission on the sale of certain real estate in the city of El Dorado. In support of his cause of action, appellee testified that, while the property had not been listed with him for sale, he had been authorized by appellant to sell it at a net price of $7,500, his compensation being any excess over that amount'. He knew that one Tanner was interested in the property, and he priced it to Tanner at $8,000, but failed to make the sale. He told appellant about the offer he had made Tanner, and placed appellant' and Tanner in contact with each…