Cotten v. Willingham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Potter County Court; R. C. Johnson, Judge. Suit by T. W. Cotten and others against G. W, Willingham. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
HALLÍ, J.
This suit was instituted in the county court by T. W. Cotten, R. A. Brock, and H. R. Kidd, real estate brokers, against appellee, to recover $600, alleged to be due them for commissions in procuring purchasers for certain real estate owned by appellee. They sue first upon a listing contract, and they plead in the alternative their right to recover upon quantum meruit. The appellee answered, admitting that he was the owner of the property mentioned in the petition and thát he listed the same with the plaintiffs for sale. He especially alleged in substance as follows:(1) That when he…
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