Davis v. Phase I, Ltd.

Mason, J., dissents and filed a dissenting opinion at page 702 infra.

In this appeal the appellant, John C. Davis (plaintiff below), complains that the Circuit Court for Howard County (Mayfield, J.) was wrong in deciding that he was not entitled to a brokerage commission from Phase I, Limited (appellee here and defendant below). We think Judge Mayfield was correct and shall affirm the judgment below.1

On April 21, 1973, Mr. John Santini, who is not a party to the proceedings, employed appellant Davis, a licensed real estate broker, to sell “66V2” acres of land owned by Santini and others in…