Atkinson v. Sanders

The complaint alleged the making of an agreement by the parties whereby the defendants promised to sell and the plaintiff promised to buy certain real estate upon terms stated; a refusal of performance by the defendants; an incurrence of substantial damages by the plaintiff. The answer denied the allegations of the complaint. Upon the trial, these facts appeared: The defendants, who were real estate brokers, had in their service a sales agent named Harrington. This agent conducted negotiations with the plaintiff for the sale of a parcel of real estate which was owned, not by the defendants,…