Ferguson v. Harris & Speakes

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

Appellees and plaintiffs below, L. D. Harris and George D. Speakes, were partners engaged at Paris, Kentucky, in the business of real estate brokers. Some time in the latter part of October, 1917, appellant and defendant below, J. W. Ferguson, listed for sale with plaintiffs his farm in Fayette county containing 444 acres at $135.00 per acre. They began a search for a purchaser and on November 6 following they induced W. E. Davis, a prospective purchaser, to look at the farm which was shown to him by Harris, and the latter arranged with Ferguson…