Legal Opinion
Brand v. Gromet
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1956PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrancis X. Conlon, J.
This is a motion to strike out various defenses as insufficient. Such a motion searches the record and requires consideration of the sufficiency of the complaint. Although the Statute of Frauds might bar recovery in a suit to recover brokerage commissions, the statute does not bar an action in quantum meruit to recover the reasonable value of services performed at defendant’s request (Gibson v. Archer Prods., 281 App. Div. 661; Potter v. Emerol Mfg. Co., 275 App. Div. 265; Elsfelder v. Cournand, 270 App. Div. 162, 165; Smith v. Graham, 279 App. Div. 1051; N. Y. L. J., Nov. 22, 1955, p. 4,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Weingast v. Rialto Pastry Shop, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Elsfelder v. CournandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Gibson v. Archer Productions, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- Graymount v. SchlemmerNew York Supreme Court · 1953
- Graymount v. SchlemmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
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