Stern v. Old Colony Trust Co.

We find no error in the refusal of the trial *457judge to direct a verdict for the defendant. There was evidence to justify finding that the plaintiff was asked to find a purchaser for certain real estate at a price of $375,000, $50,000 in cash and the balance in a mortgage payable in ten years at six per cent interest; that he found a purchaser and received a check for $5,000 as a deposit; that, at the seller’s request, he retained the deposit, but eventually returned it, after the seller changed his mind and refused to go on with the transaction. There was no testimony that the seller ever…