Raper v. Parmenter

This suit was tried in the district court of Throckmorton county, and, from a judgment based on an instructed verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the defendants perfect appeal ,to this court. In substance, the litigation grows out of the following transactions reflected by the pleadings and, the testimony:

W. E. Parmenter, plaintiff below, appellee here, owning a royalty interest in 400 acres of land, listed for sale with H. M. Raper, at a price of $4,000 an undivided one-fourth (100 acres) thereof, agreeing to pay a commission of 5 per cent. Within the time prescribed for the sale, Raper…