Summers v. Carey
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Isaac H. Carey, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, entered on the 23d day of April, 1901, upon the decisión'of the court. '
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
This is an action to recover commissions for the alleged services of the plaintiff, who was a clerk in the employment of George Powers, in inducing Mr. Powers to sell a piece of land to the defendant for $10,000 instead of $12,000, the price -first asked -for *429the property. I can discover no evidence whatever tending to show that anything done by the plaintiff in the matter operated as an inducement to Mr. Powers to lower the price.
When asked what he did, the plaintiff answered : “ In the meantime I had made some inquiries. Mr. Powers talked to me about the price offered…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Colwell v. TompkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gulick v. Investors' Estate Corp.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1915