American Rio Grande Land & Irrigation Co. v. King

George A. King recovered judgment against American Rio Grande Land Irrigation Company as for a broker's commission for procuring a buyer of one of the corporation's farm tracts, in Hidalgo county. The corporation has appealed.

Appellee, as plaintiff below, based his claim upon an alleged written contract, alleging in his trial petition as follows:

"That, being desirous of selling said land, defendant, on or prior to the date and year aforesaid, placed and listed same with plaintiff in writing for sale at the price of one hundred and sixty-five ($165.00) dollars per acre, and upon the following…