Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Atherton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 7, 1924PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is a bill in equity to recover a broker’s commission for the sale of real estate owned by the defendant Atherton, and to prevent the payment of that commission to the defendant Mason, another broker. Atherton, in his answer, alleges that the plaintiff and Mason both claim to be entitled to the commission, and prays that they be ordered to interplead. Mason filed an answer and contended therein, that he had procured the sale and was entitled to the commission. The case'was referred to a master who made certain findings of fact, and upon these facts found that the *217sale of the property was…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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