Legal Opinion
Richards v. Gilbert
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 8, 1958PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
These are the defendants’ exceptions to the denial by the trial judge of the defendants’ requests for rulings in connection with the judge’s finding that the plaintiffs are entitled to recover from the defendants, who are real estate brokers, the sum of $4,500, which the defendants claimed as an earned commission, and interest.
The bill of exceptions shows in part as follows: The plaintiffs entered into a written contract dated May 14, 1955, to sell to one Cook, for $47,500, capital stock of a corporation the principal asset of which was real estate. The agreement was in form similar to forms…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Povey v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Commonwealth v. HullMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- E. A. Strout Realty Agency, Inc. v. GarganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- John T. Burns & Sons Inc. v. HandsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Mericantante v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Tristram's Landing, Inc. v. WaitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- M. DeMatteo Construction Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Cooperstein v. Turner Bros. ConstructionMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1992
- Gaynor v. LaverdureMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Spence v. LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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