Lee v. Gunby

This was a suit by plaintiff, Lee, to recover $500.00 and interest, claimed to be due from defendant, Gunby, because the latter stopped payment on a check drawn by him for that amount to plaintiff. The case was tried to the court with general findings for defendant, with a judgment of dismissal. Lee brings the case here for review on error.

The facts are in substance that Lee was negotiating an exchange of his equity in certain land with one. Hayden, *394for the equity of Hayden in other real property. They had placed with Gunby, a real estate broker, who held a mortgage on the Hayden land, two…