Piscitelli v. DeFelice Real Estate, Inc.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This case involves an appeal by DeFelice Real Estate, Inc. (DeFelice), defendant, from a Superior Court jury verdict rendered in favor of Joseph G. Piscitelli (Pisci-telli) and his wife, Marie, plaintiffs. 1 The issue before us evolved from the following pertinent facts.

In November 1979 plaintiffs listed their property at 95 Hyde Street, Cranston, Rhode Island, for sale with defendant through one of its listing agents, Mario Lindia (Lindia). In April of 1979 DeFelice secured Carmine Vargas and Michael Ry-walt as prospective purchasers of plaintiffs’ property. On April…