Legal Opinion
Good Life Realty, Inc. v. Massey Knakal Realty of Manhattan, LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 13, 2012PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Doris Ling-Cohan, J.), entered January 11, 2011, which granted defendant’s mo*491tion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and denied plaintiffs cross motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff failed to show that it was the “procuring cause” of the sale of the cooperative unit so as to qualify for a real estate brokerage commission (see Greene v Hellman, 51 NY2d 197, 205-206 [1980]). Plaintiffs principal made the buyer aware that the unit was being offered for sale, but there was no “direct and proximate link” between…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Greene v. HellmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Taibi v. American Banknote Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Manning v. Briar Hall North, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Brandenberg v. Waters Place Associates, L.P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Siegel v. Henry Fippinger, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
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3Cited by4 opinions
- DSA Realty Services, LLC v. Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services of New York, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- DeLibero v. Douglas Elliman, LLCAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2018
- Jagarnauth v. Massey Knakal Realty Services, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Jagarnauth v. Massey Knakal Realty Services, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013