Crowell v. . Parker
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Garter, J., at October Term, 1915, of STANLY. Civil action. The plaintiff, a real estate broker, sued for the recovery of $450, alleged to be due by the defendants J. M. Parker and Luther Shirey, as commissions on the sale of 380 acres of land in said county, and known as the David Melton home place.
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Appeal by defendants from Garter, J., at October Term, 1915, of STANLY. Civil action. The plaintiff, a real estate broker, sued for the recovery of $450, alleged to be due by the defendants J. M. Parker and Luther Shirey, as commissions on the sale of 380 acres of land in said county, and known as the David Melton home place. The contract was as follows: On this, 4 May, 1912, I hereby authorize and empower E. A. Crowell to sell for me my tract of 380 acres of land Located on the waters of the Yadkin Eiver near the Swift Island Ferry and known as the David Melton land or home place, at the…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating the case: It is not necessary that we should set forth even the substance of all the evidence. The case, as we view it,, turns upon the meaning of the contract between the plaintiff and J. M. Parker and the nature of the transaction between J. M. Parker and L. S. Shirey, who acted, it seems, for himself and J. M. Cook. We will assume, for the sake of discussion, that the plaintiff by his efforts and influence brought the parties, Parker and Shirey, together to make their trade in regard to the land. It appears that the first negotiations for a sale by Parker to Shirey…
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