J. R. Grand Agency, Inc. v. Staring

Plaintiff company sues the defendant, . Joseph Staring, for a commission of $5,195, or $5 per acre, for the sale of the Woodstock plantation owned by defendant, and situated in the parish' of East Baton Rouge. The place consisted' of 1,039 acres.

Plaintiff advertised the property on December 6, 1919, and found a prospective purchaser, D. B. Burden, to whom the same’was priced at $85' per acre. After finding the prospective purchaser plaintiff company, through its representative, N. K. Knox, communicated with defendant oyer the telephone, advising defendant that it had interested Burden in the…