Legal Opinion
Srour v. Dwelling Quest Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 9, 2004Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Saxe, J.
This appeal concerns the point at which a real estate broker earns its commission, and whether a commission properly earned can be subsequently negated due to an intervening change in the premises’ condition. It also requires us to acknowledge an apparent unfairness, and consider who should be held answerable for it.
Plaintiff requested the defendant real estate broker to locate a suitable Manhattan apartment for himself and his family, and ultimately executed a lease for a penthouse apartment shown to him by defendant’s agent, located at 360 East 65th Street, at a…
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- Graff v. BilletNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Mooney v. . ElderNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
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