146 Ky. 439 | Ky. Ct. App. | 1912
Opinion of the Court by
Affirming.
The appellant, Gudgel, is a real estate agent at Shelbyville. He had for sale a coal yard owned by McClure. Sometime after the coal yard had been placed in his hands for sale, he met the appellee, Cook, who owned a farm in Shelby County and tried to induce him to buy the coal yard. After discussing the matter on one or two occasions Cook finally said to him, “If you will sell my farm I will buy the coal yard. ’ ’ After this, Gud-gel succeeded in making a trade between Cook and McClure, by which McClure purchased Cook’s farm and Cook bought the coal yard. Gudgel, conceiving that he was entitled to receive from Cook the usual fee for selling real estate, upon the refusal of Cook to pay him any compensation, brought this suit. After the evidence of Gudgel had been heard, the trial judge being of the opin