Hayes v. Hannah

E. F. Hannah, an auctioneer, brought suit against Mrs. S. H. Hayes in two counts: In the first count the plaintiff alleged that the defendant waS indebted to him in the sum of $200; that, by contract of March 2, 1938, the defendant em ployed the plaintiff to conduct an auction sale of certain real estate belonging to her, and agreed to pay the plaintiff ten per cent, of the sale price for his services; that the plaintiff offered the property at auction sale, under the terms of the contract, and received a bid therefor of $1990; that in order to prevent the property from being sold for that…