Thompson v. Weeks

A. S. Thompson brought suit against Preston B. Weeks to recover $300 as commission due him on the sale by him, as broker for Weeks, of the lease and furnishings of a hotel at Eatonton, Georgia. The jury returned a -verdict in favor of the defendant, and the exception'is to the judgment overruling the plaintiff’s motion for new trial.

Under the record the verdict was supported by sufficient evidence. The jury was authorized to find in substance as follows: Thompson, having a prospect, Miss Bessie Murphy, interested in the purchase of a hotel lease and furnishings, entered into negotiations with…