Boeding v. Kirkpatrick

This is an action brought by the respondent, Boeding, against the appellants Kirkpatrick, to recover the sum of $800, claimed to be due as a commission for the sale of certain shares of corporate stock. The cause was tried by the court below sitting without a jury, and resulted in a judgment for the amount claimed, with interest.

The facts necessary to an understanding of the controversy are, in substance, these: The appellants, with one Parkin, were the owners of the capital stock of the Elk Coal Company, a.corporation which owned and operated a coal mine. The appellants purchased the stock…