ROGERS v. ELLSWORTH

No. 885.

501 S.W.2d 756 (1973)

Sam D. ROGERS, Appellant, v. T. P. ELLSWORTH, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Paine, Jr., Darrel A. Rice, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, Houston, for appellant.

Dan G. Matthews, Fulbright, Crooker & Jaworski, Houston, for appellee.


COULSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment on the verdict against appellant Sam D. Rogers, defendant below, in a contract suit to recover a commission brought by T. P. Ellsworth, appellee.

Appellant was the majority shareholder of Rogers Explorations, Inc. ("REI"). Appellee was a "broker or `finder'" of business transactions in the geophysical exploration industry. Appellant expressed to appellee his desire to sell his stock, hopefully to a company...

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