Steers v. Laird
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by Henry Steers and another against James H. Laird to recover the sum of $359 and interest as damages for the failure of defendant to complete a contract for the purchase of certain real estate owned by plaintiffs. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SEDGWICK, O. J.
(The action was brought to recover the sum of $359 and interest from January 27, 1891, as damages for the failure of the defendant to complete his contract for the purchase of premises No. 309 West Forty-Third street, New York, sold to him by plaintiffs. The plaintiffs were the owners of the house, and engaged a broker to sell the same for them, and agreed to pay him, in the event of his procuring a buyer, the usual brokerage, of 1 per cent.; and this was well known to the defendant before the agreement afterwards made was entered into. An informal agreement was made, that was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hening v. PunnettNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1873
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