Tate v. Morris, Graham & Morris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; Ben M. Terrell, Judge. Action by Morris, Graham & Morris against W. L. Tate. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The appellees, Morris, Graham Morris, a real estate firm, sued W. L. Tate to recover $875 alleged to be due them as commissions for having procured a buyer, ready, able, and willing to purchase certain property situated near the city of Fort Worth, Tex., which had been listed with the plaintiffs for sale at the price of $17,500. The defendant, W. L. Tate, pleaded general denial.
There was evidence in behalf of the plaintiffs that the defendant, Tate, listed with them the property referred to, agreeing to give a commission of 5 per cent.; that the plaintiffs found as a prospective purchaser Mr.…
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