L'Ecluse v. Field
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Milton L’Ecluse, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Suffolk Trial Term and entered in the office of the clerk of. the county of Suffolk on the 27th day of February, 1912, setting aside the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff and granting the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, J.:
■ The appeal is from an order setting aside the verdict of a jury rendered in the plaintiff’s favor. The action was instituted to recover broker’s commissions alleged to have been earned by the plaintiff’s assignor, a corporation of which the plaintiff was an officer, in connection with the sale of real estate owned by the'defendant on Long Island. Evidence was adduced from which the jury would have been warranted in finding the following facts: The plaintiff had a client, a Mrs. Palmer, who was desirous of purchasing a home, and to whom on behalf of his corporation he showed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Willard v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Ames v. McNallyNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- McWilliams v. MulgrewCity of New York Municipal Court · 1953