Kroeker v. Hurlbert

This is an action to quiet title. On July 21, 1936, the plaintiffs employed the defendant E. C. Hurlbert, who was a real estate broker, to assist them in locating the owner of a 40-acre tract of land and in purchasing the same for the lowest amount for which it could be purchased. As compensation for his services, the plaintiffs agreed to convey to him an undivided one-fourth interest in and to all oil and petroleum substances within or underlying the land. Hurlbert located 'the owner of the land and reported to the plaintiffs that it could be purchased for $1500 cash. The plaintiffs paid…