Johnson v. Dysert

The opinion of the court was delivered by

William R. Smith, J.:

Dysert & Case, real-estate agents, brought an action against Johnson to recover a commission alleged to have been earned by them in *731making a sale of his farm. Defendant below denied liability and offered evidence tending to show that he never employed plaintiffs to make the sale, and, further, that one Blair, who bought the land, was induced thereto by a Mr. Baker, who alone was employed by the defendant as his agent to procure a purchaser. Judgment went against Johnson, of which he complains.

To support their case plaintiffs below…