Mitchell v. Kennady
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; Ben M. Terrell, Judge. Action by M. H. Kennady against J. Burris Mitchell. From' a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
The appellee, M. H. Ken-nad'y, sued appellant, J. Burris Mitchell, in the Sixty-Seventh district court of Tarrant county to recover upon an alleged contract to pay commissions. The plaintiff, as Ken-nady will hereinafter be referred to, alleged, in substance, that in January, 1919, he had been employed by E. F. Ritchey and G-. R. Ritchey, brothers, to secure for them a “drilling contract” on 220 acres of land situated in Stephens county; that it was understood that the Ritcheys were not to pay an$ commission, but that the plaintiff was to secure commission for his services in the matter from…
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- Lungerhausen v. CrittendenMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
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