Nisbet v. Dozier

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson—

Reversing.

W. B. Dozier brought this suit against Ernest Nisbet to recover on an oral contract which he alleged was made with him by Ernest Nisbet, whereby Nisbet employed him as real estate agent to find a suitable lessee who would take a twenty year mining lease on 200 acres of coal lands in Hopkins county. An answer was filed controverting the allegations of the petition and on the trial of the case a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000.00 as compensation for his services under the contract. The defendant appeals.

The first…