Hall v. Schiff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Harry Schiff, from a 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 2d day of July, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 3d day of August, 1915, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon' the minutes, and also for a new trial on the ground that certain papers not in evidence were inadvertently delivered to…
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Appeal by the defendant, Harry Schiff, from a 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 2d day of July, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 3d day of August, 1915, denying defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon' the minutes, and also for a new trial on the ground that certain papers not in evidence were inadvertently delivered to the jury by plaintiff’s counsel.
1Opinion of the Court
Laitghlin, J.:
The plaintiff alleges that he was employed by the defendant on or about the 22d of April, 1913, as a broker to procure a *700purchaser for premises known as “ The Cleburne,” an apartment house known as No. 924 West End avenue in the borough of Manhattan, New York; that the defendant promised and agreed to pay him a commission equal to one per cent of the purchase price; that he did procure for the defendant a responsible person ready, willing and able to purchase the premises upon the defendant’s terms and conditions, and that his services were reasonably worth the sum of $11,900.…
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