Childs v. Ragonese

296 Md. 130 (1983)

460 A.2d 1031

JOHN C. CHILDS, SR. ET AL.

v.

FRANK P. RAGONESE ET AL.

[No. 45, September Term, 1982.]

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided June 1, 1983.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, ELDRIDGE, COLE and DAVIDSON, JJ.

Neil Tabor for appellants.

Nathan Patz, with whom was Alan A. Abramowitz on the brief, for appellees.

COLE, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 140 infra.

The question presented in this case is whether, under a contract between a seller of real property and an auctioneer, which provides that the auctioneer be paid a commission if the…