Goldberg v. Gelles

The action was to recover the commissions of a broker in finding a customer for the purchase of certain premises which the defendant had for sale in New York city. It appears that the defendant engaged the plaintiff to find him a purchaser for the premises, which he had for sale, and fixed the amount of the consideration to be paid therefor. It also appears that the plaintiff found such a person and one ready and able to carry out the agreement between the parties, and that then it was objected by the defendant that his wife would not consent to the arrangement, and upon this state of facts…