Court of Appeals of Maryland January 12, 1909 (Martien v. Mayor of Baltimore)

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Thomas, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The declaration in this case charges that on or about the llth of May, 1906, the defendant, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, through its agent, the Sewerage Commission of Baltimore, entered into a contract with the plaintiffs, “whereby the plaintiffs, who are real estate brokers, were employed to negotiate the purchases of certain lands