Legal Opinion
Currier v. Kosinski
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 23, 1987PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The defendants offered their townhouse in Cambridge for sale through the plaintiff, a real estate broker. Although the sale was never consummated, the plaintiff sued for a commission. The judge ordered summary judgment for the defendants.
The line of cases begun by Tristram’s Landing, Inc. v. Wait, 367 Mass. 622 (1975), followed by Lewis v. Emerson, 391 Mass. 517 (1984), Capezzuto v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co., 394 Mass. 399 (1985), and Hunneman & Co. v. LoPresti, 394 Mass. 406 (1985), has established a rule, grounded in the reasonable expectations of the typical seller of residential…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lewis v. EmersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Tristram's Landing, Inc. v. WaitMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Doten v. ChaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Capezzuto v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Chapin v. RubyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Goren v. Royal Investments Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Bump v. RobbinsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Levenson v. L.M.I. Realty Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Plymouth Port, Inc. v. SmithMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- Hillis v. LakeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
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