Legal Opinion

Laidlaw v. Vose

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 4, 1929PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWait, J.

The plaintiff, a real estate broker, sued in two counts to recover a commission. The first count alleged an employment “to sell certain premises” at Edgartown “for $35,000 net to the defendants”; that he “found a customer for said premises ready, willing and able to purchase at the price of $37,000”; and that the defendants owe him $1,850 as commission on said sale. The second count, upon an account annexed, claimed $1,850 as a commission at five per cent “for procuring customer . . . for sale of real estate at $37,000.” At the trial it appeared that no completed sale took place. The jury…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Elliott v. KazajianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  2. Munroe v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  3. Doten v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
  4. Noyes v. CaldwellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
  5. D'Arcangelo v. TartarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  2. Shayeb v. HollandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  3. Stern v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  4. DeBlois v. Boylston & Tremont Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
  5. Gaynor v. LaverdureMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973

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