Scottish-American Mortgage Co. v. Davis
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. Davis sued the mortgage company and Brown Brothers and recovered against both. Defendants appealed, and judgment was reversed as to Brown Brothers and affirmed against the company, which thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
W. S. Davis sued the Scottish-American Mortgage Company, Limited, and Brown Brothers to recover commissions alleged to be due to him from them for procuring a purchaser for certain lands. Brown Brothers were the ■ agents of the mortgage company and represented it in the transaction. The mortgage company and Brown Brothers- pleaded over against J. R. Gouts, the alleged purchaser, but he was dismissed from the case on a plea of his privilege to be sued in Parker County. The following are the findings of fact by ■ the Court of Civil Appeals:
“The evidence discloses that…
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