Cheatham Haney v. Dansby

Appellants during November of 1910 were doing business at ÍYaco, Tex., as real estate agents, and as such had listed with them for sale certain property situated in Waco belonging to one R. B. Carpenter; Mr. Cheatham of the appellant firm met 'Mr. Chester Smith, who stated that he had 526 acres of land in Hill county which he would like for Cheatham to sell. Appel-lee Dansby was the owner of the land in Hill county referred to in the conversation just stated, and Smith was his farm superintendent, who had been requested to find a purchaser, but who was not empowered or authorized to sell, nor…