Saunders v. Goodman

The defendant appeals from a judgment in an action for deceit arising out of the negotiation of a “Sales Agent Contract” between the plaintiff (Saunders), a real estate property manager and broker in the metropolitan Boston area, and the defendant (Goodman), a real estate developer. The case was tried before a judge without jury; she filed “Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order for Judgment” and entered a judgment in Saunders’ favor. We set out the background facts primarily from the judge’s careful findings, supplemented by evidence not in issue taken from the exhibits and…