Lewis v. Briggs
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; George M. Chapline, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. H. L. Briggs and his wife, Blanche W. Briggs, were in January, 1905, the owners of 320 acres of land in Lonoke County. George C. Lewis, an attorney at law and real estate dealer, undertook to sell this land for them.
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Appeal from Lonoke Circuit Court; George M. Chapline, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. H. L. Briggs and his wife, Blanche W. Briggs, were in January, 1905, the owners of 320 acres of land in Lonoke County. George C. Lewis, an attorney at law and real estate dealer, undertook to sell this land for them. In pursuance of this purpose, he induced A. J. Cashburn and W. H. Richardson to enter into the following contract with Briggs and wife: “Memorandum of agreement made and entered into this 19th day of January, 1905, between Henry L. Briggs and Blanche Briggs, parties of the first part, and A. J.…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment refusing compensation to plaintiff, Geo. C. Lewis, for negotiating an agreement to purchase land. The contract of sale is set out in the statement of facts. The addendum thereto represents the contract made between the plaintiff and defendants. The language of it is: “We agree to above contract. Out of this price we are to receive $8,000 net to us. The balance of purchase price $1,600 is to be paid to Geo. C. Lewis as commission for sale of said land.” This was signed by Briggs and his wife.
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