Rice v. Wood
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract to recover a broker’s commission. At the trial in the Central District Court of Worcester it appeared that the defendant employed the plaintiffs to exchange his stocks for real estate, and that he agreed to pay them a commission therefor; that at this time the plaintiffs were also employed by other parties to sell or exchange their real estate; that the plaintiffs introduced the defendant to these parties, and through the plaintiffs’ instrumentality the defendant’s…
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Contract to recover a broker’s commission. At the trial in the Central District Court of Worcester it appeared that the defendant employed the plaintiffs to exchange his stocks for real estate, and that he agreed to pay them a commission therefor; that at this time the plaintiffs were also employed by other parties to sell or exchange their real estate; that the plaintiffs introduced the defendant to these parties, and through the plaintiffs’ instrumentality the defendant’s stock was exchanged for the real estate. There was evidence that the plaintiffs were employed and, acted as brokers for…
1Opinion of the CourtDevens, J.
In this case there was evidence at the trial in the court below that the plaintiffs had been employed by a third person, who had promised to pay them a commission therefor, to dispose of certain real estate, and that afterwards, without the knowledge of such person, an agreement was made between the plaintiffs and the defendant, by which the plaintiffs were employed to act for the defendant in the exchange of certain stocks held by him for real estate, and were promised a commission if such exchange should be effected, the defendant knowing at the time that the plaintiffs were employed for a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Walker v. OsgoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
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