Whatley v. McMillan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Richland; John R. McIntosh, Judge. Action by Hugh W. Whatley against Ada M. McMillan and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, C. J.
The plaintiff sues upon an agreement by which if he procured a purcháser for a certain tract of land he was to have as a commission whatever amount the purchaser might be willing to give for the land in excess of $25 per acre. He secured a purchaser at $30 per acre, and there were 730 acres.
The agreement was made with one of the defendants, C. V. McMillan, who held himself out to have authority for making it from the owners of the land. Mrs. Ada M. McMillan, Henry Kalsched, and Adam Hafer were supposed to be the sole owners, and they were originally the only defendants ih the suit. But, the…
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