Legal Opinion
MacWilliams v. Bright
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 6, 1975No. [No. 84, September Term, 1974.]PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
The appellee, a real estate broker, brought this action to recover a commission allegedly due because of the sale of appellants’ home.
The appellants, William K. MacWilliams and Bertha N. MacWilliams, owned a house located on a 4.89 acre parcel of land in Owings, Maryland. 1 In 1969, Mr. MacWilliams first approached Mrs. Jeanne Geoffrey, a real estate saleswoman then employed by Freland Realty, with the request that she find a purchaser for the house and lot. They agreed orally that she was to attempt to find a purchaser for the house at a price of $75,000. It was further agreed that she would…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sibbald v. . the Bethlehem Iron CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Crowe v. TrickeySupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- E. A. Strout Realty Agency, Inc. v. WoosterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1953
- Leimbach v. NicholsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Wyand v. Patterson Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- First National Bank v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Childs v. RagoneseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
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