Clark v. Townsend
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Wyandotte district court, division No. 1; Edward L. Fischer, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mason, J.:
H. H. Clark sued George Townsend for the reasonable value of his services in negotiating for him the purchase of a number of tracts of land. A verdict was returned for the defendant, on which judgment was rendered. ■The plaintiff appeals.(1) The only reply was a general denial. The defendant was permitted to introduce evidence of an agreement that the services rendered by the plaintiff were to be gratuitous. The plaintiff contends that this was not permissible under a mere *651general denial. Text-writers approve the practice adopted (3 Ene. L. &…
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