Kreuter v. Tsucalas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Krausman, J.
We are asked to determine on this appeal whether a person who negotiates a reduced payoff figure for an existing mortgage must be a licensed real estate broker in order to recover a fee for his services. For the reasons which follow, we find that the plaintiff Edward J. Kreuter was not required to have a license in order to negotiate with the mortgagee on behalf of the defendant Theodore Tsucalas, and that Kreuter is thus entitled to recover the commission to which the parties agreed.
Kreuter is an officer and employee of the plaintiff Equitable Mortgage…
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