Legal Opinion
Moffat v. Gerry Estates, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 3, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
Plaintiff has recovered a judgment based on a verdict for $27,000, for brokerage commissions claimed to have been earned in obtaining a tenant for defendant’s real property at Forty-second street and Seventh avenue, New York city, known as “ The Rialto Theatre Building.”
The proposed lease was for twenty years, with several renewal periods. It involved the erection of a new building on the premises and the payment of upwards of $2,000,000 in rent.
While William L. Moffat, Jr., is the plaintiff, he took no part in the negotiations involved in the suit; they were handled by one Paul P. Wrigley,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dickinson v. . TysenNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Saum v. Capital Realty Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Ostroff v. . DoctorNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Roome v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Greenfield v. BauschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
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