Green v. Gladden

RENFRO, Justice.

Defendant Green appealed from a judgment awarded to plaintiff Gladden as commission on the sale of real estate.

Plaintiff plead and testified to an express contract with defendant, dated July 24, 1960, whereby plaintiff was authorized to sell defendant’s premises, on which was located a motel, for the sum of $90,000, or such less amount the defendant would accept, plaintiff’s commission to be five per cent of the selling price.

In December plaintiff arranged a trade between defendant and one Porter, but defendant declined to trade. In April of the following year Porter and…