Pettibone v. Lake View Town Company

HAYNES, C.

Action to recover for services rendered under an alleged contract. The plaintiff had findings and judgment, and the defendant appeals from the judgment and an order denying a new trial.

The defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of this state, and having an office in Chicago, under the charge of F. E. Brown, who was a director and the president of it. The business of the corporation was the sale of town lots and other lands in southern California. Plaintiff was, at the date of said contract, and prior thereto, a resident of Chicago, and the contract under which the…