Manfredi v. Boss

This is an action of the case in assumpsit in which a jury in the Superior Court returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. The case is before this court on defendant’s exceptions, the first one being to the denial of his motion for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict is against the law and the weight of the evidence.

The two plaintiffs are real estate brokers and claim a commission from defendant for producing a person able, ready and willing to buy his real estate. Defendant admitted that he told plaintiffs that if they found a cash purchaser who would pay $22,000 for his real estate he…