Williams Real Estate Co. v. Solow Development Corp.

Memorandum. The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed. Avon Products, Inc., entered into a lease, an amended lease and a supplementary lease, all for space in the Solow Building at 9 West 57th Street, Manhattan. Seeking commissions as the procuring cause of said leases, Williams Real Estate Co., Inc. (Williams), brought suit against Solow Development Corporation and Sheldon H. Solow (together designated as Solow). While acknowledging Williams as broker on the first two leases, Solow asserted that there was no broker involvement on the third. Solow denied an alleged agreement to…