Hard v. Hall
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
RENFRO, Justice,
The plaintiff-appellant Hard brought suit against defendants-appellees D. C. Hall and D. C. Hall Transport, Inc., for commission of $75;000 for procuring a buyer for certain motor freight properties owned by ap-pellees.
In answer to special issues the jury found (1) Hall agreed to pay Hard a 5% commission if Hard would procure a buyer, upon terms satisfactory to Hall, for the Hall Motor Freight properties; (2) Hard procured such a buyer; (3) $10,000 was a reasonable attorney’s fee for Hard’s attorneys.
A motion for judgment non obstante veredicto was filed by Hall.
The court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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