Lacoille v. Dulong

This is an appeal from the trial judge’s grant of a Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim upon which Relief could be Granted, pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. Rule 12 (b), in the context of a complaint which raised issues involving the putative obligations and responsibilities of a real estate brokers vis a vis a prospective purchaser.

The following facts appear of record:

Plaintiff, Edward N. Lacoille, is a resident of Hatfield, Massachusetts. Defendants, David Dulong and Paul Labbee are licensed Massachusetts real estate brokers, d/b/a “Realty World/Dulong and Labbee,” a real estate…