16 Neb. 10 | Neb. | 1884
This is an action to recover commission for selling real estate. The plaintiff was the owner of a farm containing 240 acres, near Seward, and employed the defendan~ who was a land agent at Seward, to sell it. There is a dispute as to the price at which i1 was to be sold, the plaintiff say~ ing the price was $26 per acre, while the defendant cont~nds it was $2ó .per acre. The defendant advertised the land by description in his real estate papers, and claims to
* The principal ground of error is, that the finding is against the weight of evidence. The case is peculiarly one for a jury to pass upon, as the principal question is the credibility of the witnesses.
But if we exclude the testimony of the plaintiff and defendant, still the testimony of Mr. Nelson shows that he was informed that the land in question was for sale through the advertisement of Mr. Cox. This was published at his own expense, and the testimony shows was the means by which the sale was effected. This is not denied, and cer- ■ tainly constitutes a strong equity in favor of Mr. Cox, whatever the contract may have been. There is no error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.