Konjoyan

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment for plaintiff in the amount of $6,125, for services rendered.

Viewing the evidence, as we must, in the light most favorable to the judgment (Smith v. Bull, 50 Cal.2d 294, 306 [11] [ 325 P.2d 463 ]), the facts in general substance, as shown by the record before us, are as follows: Defendant was a trader in market commodities, primarily in soy beans. He not only handled his own investments in the market but also investments for a considerable number of other people. In June 1955, plaintiff became acquainted with defendant, and invested $2,500 in the commodity market through defendant. In the following months the acquaintance ripened. About September 1, 1955, plaintiff started coming regularly to defendant’s office, charting market quotations for defendant, answering the telephone, picking up money from clients and taking it to brokerage houses, introducing prospective investors to defendant, explaining transactions to investors, running miscellaneous errands, and otherwise handling miscellaneous details so as to give defendant more free time to study and calculate market movements. On one occasion plaintiff went with defendant on a…