Legal Opinion
Hatchett v. Story
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided November 3, 1952No. 4-9873PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Rose Smith, J.
Tbis is an action by M. V. Hatcbett, a real estate broker, to recover a $900 commission for having procured a purchaser for a farm owned by the appellee, Elmo Story. Story’s answer admits liability for $300 but denies liability for any greater amount. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for the appellant for $300. For reversal the appellant assigns errors in the court’s instructions, but since we have concluded that there was no substantial evidence to support the claim for a $900 commission we need not discuss the instructions that are complained of.
On August 30, 1950, Story listed his farm…
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