In an action for commissions by a real estate broker on a contract under which it had earned its commissions, where the contract of sale was signed, defendant's self-serving declaration that the payment of commissions was to await the delivery of the deeds was of no effect. Dike v. Haight, 108 N. Y. S. 1066. In an action for a broker's commissions, a statement by plaintiff as to a sale of the land, and what he would be entitled to, was self-serving and inadmissible. Leutschner v. Patrick (Tex. Civ. App. '07), 103 S. W. 664.

In an action for commissions for the sale of defendant's land, testimony of plaintiff that he expected to be paid for the alleged services was properly excluded. Laita v. Lockman, 139 Iowa, 626, 117 N. W. 962.