Sampson v. Vanderwilt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The plaintiff appeals from an order sustaining a demurrer to his evidence and from the overruling of his motion for a new trial. In his petition he alleged, in substance,' that the defendant verbally applied to him, a loan broker, for a loan of $7,000 on some land and employed him to secure such loan for a period of five years at five percent interest; that he secured such loan; that it was verbally understood and agreed that for his services defendant would pay him five percent of its amount, $350; that, having fully carried out his part of…