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101 Ark. 180

Austin v. Norris

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 4, 1911

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1911-12-04

Maples, Judge; STATEMENT OF FACTS. Appellee brought this suit in the Benton Circuit Court, alleging that he was engaged in the real estate business, and that appellant had listed certain land with him for sale; that he introduced to appellant one John T. Six, who purchased the land for the consideration of fourteen thousand, nine hundred and sixty dollars ($14,960); that the sale was consummated through the efforts of appellee; that appellant was due appellee, as a…

affirmed · Decided 1911-12-04

Wood, J.,

¶1(after stating the facts). The court properly eliminated from this case all questions except as to whether or not the services had been rendered by appellee to appellant as alleged in appellee’s complaint, and as to whether or not appellee had perpetrated a fraud upon appellant in the negotiations. Drennen was not made, nor was he asked to be made, a party to the proceedings. It was not proper to raise the issue of partnership between him and appellee in this suit. The court did not err, therefore, in sustaining the demurrer to that portion of appellant’s answer and cross bill which set up the partnership between himself and Drennen, nor did the court err in excluding all the testimony and in refusing appellant’s prayer concerning that question.

¶2The issues raised were properly submitted to the jury under the instructions which the court gave on its own motion, and to which there was no objection. There was evidence to sustain the verdict.

¶3The judgment is therefore correct, and is affirmed.

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