Gray v. Blake

C. A. Gray, plaintiff in error, a real-estate broker, was defeated in a trial by jury in his action against James Blake, defendant in error, for a commission he claimed to have earned in securing a purchaser for certain real estate. To reverse the judgment against him, he has sued out a writ of error. We will refer to the parties by name, or as they appeared in the trial court.

James Blake and his wife were owners in joint tenancy of ranch property. He listed the property with plaintiff for sale originally in 1949 and again in 1950. In March, 1951 Gray’s representative submitted to James Blake…