French & Sanders v. Teeter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was an action to recover an agent’s commission on a contract for the sale of real estate. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiffs and defendant appeals, his specifications of error covering the overruling of his demurrer to plaintiffs’ evidence, direction of a verdict for plaintiffs, and other matters.

Omitting formal parts, the petition alleged that on April 20, 1943, the defendant listed certain real estate, hereafter referred to as the property, for sale with the plaintiffs for the sum of $21,000, the contract being in writing and a…