Sugarman v. Fraser
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Seventh District. Action by Harry Sugarman and another against Catherine B. Fraser and another. From a judgment of the Municipal Court for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1DissentLehman, J.
The defendants authorized the plaintiffs to obtain a first-mortgage loan for $5,000 and a second-mortgage loan for $1,250 upon premises owned by the defendant Catherine Fraser, and agreed to pay them a commission of $475 for their services. The plaintiffs procured written acceptances of the loan. The larger loan was taken by the Lawyers’ Title Insurance & Trust Company, and it was arranged that the loan should close on April 26th, subsequently adjourned till April 29th. When the original date for closing was fixed, the plaintiffs testified: “Mr. Fraser wanted it to close as soon as possible.”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crasto v. WhiteNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Ashfield v. CaseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Duckworth v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Steele v. LippmanAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1909