Lewis v. Manson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard,,Judge. Action by Mrs. Benjamin Lewis against James J. Manson. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommervtlle, J.
Plaintiff, a timber broker, alleges that she entered into a verbal contract with defendant as broker to sell some 12,000 acres of land which belonged to him in Livingston parish; that defendant has sold said land to Mr. L. 'S. Berg, to whom she had offered said land; and that defendant was indebted to her in the sum of $5,-807.28, with interest, as commissions on said sale.
Defendant’s answer is a general denial.
There was judgment in favor of defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff sought, and obtained, written authorization from defendant to sell 12,000 acres of timber land belonging to…
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