Perkins v. Russell

Fred Russell, defendant in error, sued H. E. Perkins, plaintiff in error, to recover a commission which he claims to have earned through securing a purchaser, on terms satisfactory to Perkins, for certain property belonging to the latter.

The complaint charges that Perkins, claiming to be the owner of six hundred acres of land near Madera in Gunnison county, also about 10,000 ewes, 6,000 sheep, 250 bucks and 8 horses, together with improvements, chattels and machinery on the land, did on September 15th, 1909, employ plaintiff Russell to secure a purchaser for same at the price of $78,000, and…