Parish v. Werner

Schaeffer, P. J.,

This is a suit upon an alleged oral contract to recover a commission of $1 a head for the sale of a flock of 110 sheep sold by defendant in March 1943. Defendant denied the existence of the alleged contract, but the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff.

This case is now before us upon defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. It is the contention of defendant that, as plaintiff admittedly did not possess a license issued by the Department of Agriculture authorizing him to act as a dealer or broker in domestic animals, the alleged contract was void and recovery thereon…