Hughes v. Lee

In September of 1962 the appellant, Jennie Hughes, entered into a contract with C. J. Harter and his wife for the exchange of a motel that Mrs. Hughes owned in Texas and a 680-acre farm that the Harters owned in Benton county, Arkansas. Mrs. Hughes was represented in the transaction by the appellee, Carl W. Lee, a Bentonville real estate broker, who was to receive a commission of $5,000 for his services. The parties to the exchange deposited their respective deeds with Lee pending the complete performance of their contract.

This suit was brought by Mrs. Hughes to compel Lee to surrender…