Jennings v. Pope, Etc.

John L. Pope, a licensed real estate broker, brought his action against C. W. Jennings in the Circuit Court for Manatee County to recover a commission or fee for finding a purchaser of lands owned by the defendant and which he desired to sell and engaged the plaintiff’s services in that behalf.

Twenty-one pleas were filed to the declaration all of which were stricken except five. They were the general issue. One plea applied to the first count and the other to the second count and was bad and should have been eliminated. Two of the remaining three averred that the promise was a joint one made…