Hillis v. Lake

After a jury-waived trial, a judge of the Superior Court concluded that the plaintiffs were entitled to be paid a broker’s commission in the amount of $54,000, plus interest. The judge also awarded the plaintiffs their reasonable attorney’s fees and costs under G. L. c. 93A because she *222concluded that the defendants had acted wilfully in violation of G. L. c. 9 3A, § 2, but she did not award the plaintiffs multiple damages. Both parties have appealed. We reverse the judgment for the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs’ claim to a commission is bound into the course of dealings between the defendants and…