Court Opinion

ID: 9834408
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-01 23:33:46.994581+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:44:14.752402
License: Public Domain

On Motion for Rehearing.
A careful examination and review of this case convinces us that the charge of the court as given does not clearly and definitely submit the true and real issue in the case. This was a fact case to determine which one of the claimants produced or procured the purchaser with whom the trade was consummated.
Neither the general or special charges given present the issue in plain and concise terms. The charges given are rather confusing and complicated and do not present the real issue to ascertain the procuring cause. The special charges given by the court have the same vice. They are:
“Question No. 1. Do you find from the evidence in this case that some time before the 15th of May, 1925, in the town of Rock-springs, Edwards county, Tex., the plaintiff, J. W. Gilmer, called the attention of Edwin Dis-mukes to what is known as the Homer Stone ranch situated in Uvalde county, Tex., and discussed with him the matter of his purchasing the same ? Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no.’
“Question No. 2. Do you find from the evidence that as the result of the efforts of plaintiff, J. W. Gilmer, the said Edwin Dismukes was induced to come to Uvalde county, Tex., with the purpose, among other things, of looking at the said Homer Stone ranch with the view of purchasing the same? Answer ‘yes’ or ‘No.’ ”
To cure this defect and to present the real issue, appellant presented three special issues on the same subject, either one of which or all of them should have been given.
Bearing in mind that the sole issue was as to who was the procuring cause of the sale and entitled to commission, the third special requested charge was:
*497“Was Frank Dism'ukes, the procuring cause of the sale of Homer Stone lands to Edwin Dis-mukes ? ”
An answer, either in the negative or the affirmative, would have disposed of the entire issue.
For the reasons given, the motion for a rehearing is granted, and our judgment is set aside, and the judgment of the trial court is reversed and set aside, and the cause is remanded for another trial.