Lord v. Jackman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This is an action by plaintiff Theodore W. Lord, Sr., to recover a brokerage commission of $18,279.26 for the sale of 800 shares of corporate stock owned by the defendants, R. R. Jackman and F. C. Jackman.

The narrow question before us for consideration is the propriety of the trial court’s order sustaining the motion for directed verdict in favor of defendants.

At pretrial conferences the district court ordered a trial by jury, pursuant to K. S. A. 60-239 (b), on two issues: (1) Was the contract alleged by plaintiff entered into? and (2) If…