Lion Oil Refining Company v. Flocks

Appellee, C. J. Flocks, a real estate broker in the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas filed suit in the Sebastian circuit court, Fort Smith district, against appellant to recover a commission of $500 alleged to have been earned by him, and for an additional $16, the cost of an abstract.

He alleged in his complaint that in January, 1938, appellant, through its duly authorized agent, entered into an oral agreement with him whereby appellee was to secure an option for appellant to lease certain lots for filling station purposes.

And he further alleged “That under the terms of said agreement, if the…