Bonin v. Chestnut Hill Towers Realty Corp.

*72Abrams, J.

(dissenting, with whom Liacos, J., and Nolan, J., join). This court has long adhered to the rule that, in suits by real estate brokers against property owners to recover commissions due for services performed, it is “for the jury to determine what the agreement of the parties was and whether the plaintiff complied with it.” McEvoy v. Ginsberg, 345 Mass. 733, 736 (1963). Boyle v. Goldenberg, 267 Mass. 24, 27 (1929). I perceive no reason why this rule should be inapplicable where the broker’s services are rendered in connection with a syndication of property.1 The jury’s verdict for…