Travis v. Bowron
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, Westchester County. Action by John L,. Travis and others against' Clara A. Bowron and others. Prom a judgment for defendants, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBurr, J.
We think that the question whether plaintiffs’ efforts were the procuring cause of the sale by defendants of the property described in the complaint was one of fact for the jury, and not of law for the court. Plaintiffs are a firm of real estate brokers. There was evidence from which the jury might have found that in January, 1907, the attention of one Russell Hopkins was called to an advertisement by them to the effect that they had for sale water-front properties located on the Hudson river. In response to his request, one of the firm called on Hopkins at 1080 Eifth avenue in the borough of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lloyd v. . MatthewsNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Freedman v. HavemeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Cole v. KoschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907