Hillyer v. Stansbery

Cain, 0.

The plaintiff, Chester R. Hillyer, brought this action against the defendant, William P. Stansbery, to recover the sum of |2,000 as commission for the sale of defendant’s 2,400-acre ranch in Keith county, Nebraska. The action was based upon a letter or contract as follows:

“948 E. 3d Street, Long Beach, Cal. Feb. 12-18.

“Mr. Hillyer, Sir: Received your letter in regard to selling the ranch, if you can find anybody who is willing to pay fourteen dollars per acre for the 24 hundred acres north of Lemoyne, you. may sell it '& I will give you two thousand dollars commission. Yours truly, W.…