Humes v. Walker

The plaintiff sued to recover broker’s commissions alleged to have been earned' in negotiating an exchange of tracts of real estate in Los Angeles County. The defendant answered and the action was heard before the trial court sitting without a jury. The court made findings in favor of the defendant and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff has appealed. On the trial of the case the plaintiff was called as a witness in his own behalf and produced a document which he claimed to be the contract of exchange. That document is quite long. It is unnecessary to quote it in full. It consists…