Legal Opinion
Bottomley v. Coffin
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 27, 1979No. 77-128-AppealPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDoris, J.
The defendant, Ronald C. Coffin, has appealed from a judgment for the plaintiff, Cornelius A. Bottomley, in a quantum meruit action for a finders fee in connection with the sale of a nursing home. For the reasons stated herein we affirm the judgment entered below.
Bottomley is a seller of businesses who specializes in the sale of nursing homes. On October 19, 1973, he contacted Ernest Beaulieu, a member of the Rhode Island Nursing Home Association, regarding a nursing home for sale in New Bedford. Beaulieu indicated that although he was not interested in the New Bedford facility, he was eager…
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