Holland v. King

W. T. Holland and Sam S. Tomlin sued J. C. King for $1000 as real-estate commissions on a written contract as follows: “June 11, 1942. Messrs. Sam S. Tomlin and W. T. Holland, Atlanta;- Georgia. Gentlemen: In consideration of your efforts of selling my home place of 15 acres for the sum of $11,000, I hereby agree to pay you $1000 commission; the said commission to be paid to you at the time of transfer of title and when the said buyer pays me for- the property. Yours very truly, J. Clifford King.” The defendant admitted the contract sued on but set up in his answer that on the same day it was…