Legal Opinion
Meredith & Grew, Inc. v. Worcester Lincoln, LLC
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 28, 2005No. 04-P-83PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuffly, J.
We decide in this appeal whether a licensed real estate broker providing commercial mortgage brokering services *143to a client is a “licensed real estate broker . . . acting in [its] professional capacity” under the Statute of Frauds, G. L. c. 259, § 7, inserted by St. 1984, c. 321, and is therefore exempt from the requirement that an agreement for compensation in connection with such services be in writing. We conclude that the plaintiff real estate broker was acting in such a professional capacity and that the oral contract is not void.
Background. This action arises out of an oral brokerage…
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