Castellon v. Nations

BARNETTE, Judge.

Plaintiff, a real estate broker, brought suit on a contract for the sale of a business from defendant Joseph H. Nations, the seller, to defendant Benjamin G. Katz, the purchaser, to recover his commission for securing the sale. Nations filed an answer to the suit, but Katz did not answer, and judgment for $2,714 plus interest and 25 percent attorney’s fee was rendered by default against Katz only. Katz has appealed devolutively from that judgment. Castellón, the plaintiff, has answered the appeal asking for damages in the amount of $2,500 for frivolous appeal. Appellant Katz…