Legal Opinion
Bradford v. Haas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 23, 1903No. 14,674PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; Edward Taylor Lewis, Judge. Action by James L. Bradford and others against John A. Haas. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The defendant, Dr. John A. Haas, residing in the town of Opelousas, La., having some 80 pieces of land for sale, aggregating some 9,000 acres, agreed with a friend of his, Raymond Breaux, also a resident of the town of Opelousas, to let the latter have during 60 days the exclusive privilege of selling these lands, and executed in his favor the following document:
“Opelousas, La., March 13th, 1901.
“Mr. Raymond Breaux, Opelousas, La.— Dear Sir: In further compliance with your *149yerbal request and my promise to place in your hands for sale lands as per list now in your possession, I will state that…