Dickinson v. Tysen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant,"David J. Tysen, from an interlocutory judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of January, 1908, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term, overruling the defendant’s demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
The complaint alleged that the defendant employed one Quimby and one Mudgett to sell certain real estate on Staten Island for $120,000; that in pursuance of such employment they procured a purchaser (one Brooks) at the price named, and a contract was entered into between him and the defendant—$4,000 of the purchase price being then paid; that at the time of the execution of the contract it was agreed between the defendant and Brooks that title was to be taken in the name of one Jones for Brooks’ benefit; that Jones subsequently took title; that in consideration of procuring…
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