Bernhardt v. Luke

Carey, J.:

At thé time of her death, Bessie H. Luke was the owner of a parcel of land in Wilmington. By her will, she directed that this property be sold by her three executors, these defendants. They placed a sign on the property advertising it for sale through any broker. Plaintiff’s employee, Mr. Matas, saw the sign and later talked with William Luke over the telephone. He was told that the price was $30,000. No other terms or conditions were mentioned. Not long thereafter, Matas delivered to Luke duplicate contracts for the sale of the property to a Mr. Frankel for $30,000, with a…