Fike v. Newlin

This is a suit by the appellees, Newlin and Black, to obtain compensation for their services in finding a purchaser for a tourist court owned bj^ the appellant and her husband. The principal defense is that the appellees failed to produce a buyer willing to take the property on terms acceptable to the Fikes. The trial court, sitting without a jury, entered judgment for the appellees for $1,500.

In 1953 Mr. a'nd Mrs. Fike listed their property with Newlin and Black, licensed dealers in real estate. Late in July the Fikes were taken by the appellees to Bolivar, Missouri, to inspect a business…