Vigli v. Davis

Appeal by all defendants from an order granting plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial, after a jury verdict in favor of defendants, in an action to recover an alleged secret profit while serving in the alleged capacity of real estate agents for plaintiffs.

The complaint alleged that William J. Davis, doing business as the Davis Realty Company, through his own employee, defendant Jay Brandell, acted as plaintiffs’ agent in the sale of their property to one Galant; that they were induced to sell their property at a lower price than that which Davis could have obtained; that Davis, without their…