155 Iowa 664 | Iowa | 1912
The plaintiff claimed to have put the defendants in touch with J. H. Mickey, the owner of a ranch in Nebraska, under an agreement that he should receive one-half of the commission received by the defend-' ants for effecting an exchange of the Mickey land for the Talbott farm in Iowa. The defendants brought about the exchange of the ranch in question and other lands owned by Mickey for the Talbott farm, and received from Mickey $1,200 commission for their services. The plaintiff sued for, and recovered, one-half thereof with interest.
For error in the instruction relative to the amount of the plaintiff’s recovery, the judgment is — Reversed.