Taylor v. Jay
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by William R. Taylor against William T. Jay to recover commission. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, J.
Plaintiff’s suit is based upon an alleged contract under which he claims to be entitled to a commission for having procured a purchaser for defendant’s property. The amount claimed is $2,500, being 5 per cent, on the amount of the sale. The property was a sawmill plant, consisting of a sawmill, with large tracts of timber lands, railroad, and equipment, houses, barges, tugs, etc., situated in the parish of St. Tammany. The date of the sale was October, 1905. Plaintiff is a real estate broker engaged in the sale of such property. The contract alleged in the petition reads as follows :
“October…
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