Gilliam v. Jones

J. O. Gilliam employed W. F. Jones as a broker to procure a purchaser for 181 acres of land, listing the land with Jones, for the price of $50 per acre, and to pay for such services a commission of 5 per cent, on that price. W. F. Jones found a purchaser in the person of E. O. Jones, who agreed to purchase it at $50 per acre, and upon the terms at which the land was listed with the broker. The evidence is sufficient to show, and the jury found, that E. O. Jones was ready, willing, and able to purchase the land at that price, and at that time W. F. Jones brought E. O. Jones and Gilliam…