Legal Opinion

Glendon v. Pyne

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 1, 1931PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWait, J.

An enforceable contract between a real estate broker and his employer comes into existence when an agreement for employment is made between them and a consideration is paid; or. when an offer of employment is accepted by complete fulfilment of the terms of the offer on the part of the broker. The law requires as requisite to recovery that the broker either perform fully what he has been hired to do where a binding contract on present consideration has been made, or that he be the efficient cause of a completed sale when the contract is the outcome of an offer and acceptance by service. A…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Elliott v. KazajianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  2. Whitcomb v. BaconMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  3. Ward v. FletcherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
  4. Nichols v. AthertonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  5. Smith v. KimballMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Holton v. ShepardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  2. Kacavas v. DiamondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  3. John T. Burns & Sons Inc. v. HandsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
  4. McAllister Hotel v. PorteSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  5. Provost v. BurginMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934

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