Legal Opinion
Wendt v. Fischer
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 1926PublishedCited by 243 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardozo, J.
Plaintiff, the owner of a parcel of real estate in the city of New York, employed the defendants Fischer, Hammond & Heinrich, real estate brokers, to find a buyer. He told them that he was willing to sell for $75,000, of which not less than $10,000 was to be paid in cash. They brought him an offer of $80,000, but only $7,500 cash. This offer he accepted. The contract was made and the title closed in the name of a “ dummy,” but the real purchaser was the defendant Hosmer Realty Corporation. The president, treasurer and manager of this corporation was the defendant Hammond, a member of the firm…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Munson v. Syracuse, Geneva & Corning R. R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Hammond v. . PennockNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Murray v. . BeardNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Dutton v. . WillnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Mack v. . LattaNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
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3Cited by243 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Guth v. Loft, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1939
- In re the Estate of RothkoNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Diamond v. OreamunoNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Smith v. BolinTexas Supreme Court · 1954
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