Shannon v. Baltz

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bok,

The chancellor adjudged the case for the defendants and the plaintiffs have appealed.

It involves slightly over seven acres of land in Gfladwyne, Montgomery County, which ran behind several adjoining properties and would have protected them against further development. Nine landowners, including plaintiffs, were originally involved. One of them, Dr. Shannon, after discussing the situation with the others, approached defendant Baltz & Company, a real estate brokerage firm, in January, 1955, and spoke with its employe Pinder. The doctor testified: “And I assigned him…