Cheney v. Rucker

CROCKETT, Justice.

Plaintiff A. H. Cheney, assignee of certain accounts of Real Estate Exchange, Inc., sued to recover for broker’s services the latter had rendered defendants in arranging a trade of their motel property for a dairy farm. The trial court rejected plaintiff’s claim that he was entitled to 5% on the $95,000 value of the property, to-talling $4,750, as provided by an earnest money agreement, but granted him judgment for $3,500 based upon a subsequent agreement. Defendants’ attorney filed a notice of appeal, which was later dismissed. We are concerned only with plaintiff’s…