Danahy v. Whipple

This is an action by the plaintiff for the recovery of a real estate broker's commission from the defendant. The plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of the defendant.

The issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court erred in finding the plaintiffs two requests for rulings of law immaterial and in declining the plaintiffs request for findings of fact.

The evidence at trial tended to show that the plaintiff, Mary A. Danahy, is a licensed real estate broker in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The defendant, Florence Whipple, is a widow with no children and is confined to a wheel…