Harrison v. Carpenter

In an action by a real-estate broker against the three executors of a will, all of whom had duly qualified, to recover commissions alleged to be due by reason of the breach of a contract between the plaintiff and the executors, in the absence of evidence that one of the executors entered into the alleged agreement or ratified it by accepting the benefit of the plaintiff’s services with the knowledge of all the material facts, the grant of a nonsuit was not error. Where more than one executor qualifies, all shall join in making contracts binding upon the estate. Code, § 113-1504; Hewlett v.…