Legal Opinion
Parisi v. Swift
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 21, 1983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ira B. Harkavy, J.
When is a licensed salesperson in the employ of a broker entitled to a share of a commission? Can a licensed salesperson benefit from a broker’s windfall where the broker earns a commission on a deal arranged by the salesperson which is consummated after the salesperson leaves the broker’s employ? Whether a licensed salesperson employed by a real estate broker must actually be in the employ of the broker at the time a deal is consummated in order to be entitled to the salesperson’s share of the brokerage commission is a question that has never been…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Clair v. Kall & Kall, Inc.Nassau County District Court · 1960
- Bendevena v. Richard Fuchs Real Estate, Inc.Suffolk County District Court · 1976
3Cited by5 opinions
- Wilfred J. Wakefield v. Northern Telecom, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Goldsmith v. J.I. Sopher & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Talk of Town Realty v. GeneveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Talk of Town Realty v. GeneveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Wilfred J. Wakefield v. Northern Telecom, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985