Mitchell v. Crossett

Appellee instituted this suit in the county court of Potter county against appellant to recover commissions, alleged to be due him upon the sale of part of a certain section of land. Appellant listed the land with appellee for sale at $40 per acre, agreeing to pay 5 per cent, commission therefor. Appellee, in his efforts to dispose of the land, learned that the American-Canadian Land Company had some prospective purchasers for lands of the kind and character of that listed with him by appellant. He procured the Texas agent for-said company to inspect the lands, and the parties composing said…