Newman v. Pierson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Tracy F. Newman, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of June, 1920, sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Page, J.:
The complaint alleges that the defendant agreed that if the plaintiff would introduce him to someone who was ready, willing and able to sell to the defendant 10,000 to 12,000 tons of bituminous coal for shipment to Genoa, Italy, at the price of $32.75 per ton, the defendant would purchase from such person 10,000 to 12,000 tons at that price, it being understood that the plaintiff should receive no commission from defendant for bringing about such sale, but should receive his commission from the seller; that plaintiff introduced the defendant to a corporation therein named, which was…
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