Hamburger & Dreyling v. Thomas
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District in an appeal from Harris County. Thomas sued Hamburger & Dreyling for commissions due for negotiating a sale of land, and recovered judgment. Defendants appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
The nature of this case and its facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals, 118 S. W., 770.
In the writing evidencing the employment of defendant in error (hereafter called plaintiff) by plaintiffs in error (hereafter called defendants) to sell the described land, they agreed, among other things, that if he would sell the property they would furnish “an abstract of title up to date of sale and clear title to purchaser” and that plaintiff should receive for his services “whatever sum in excess of $12,000 he may sell the property for out of the first payment made by…
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