Blau v. Friedman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The Appellate Division, in an opinion -reported at 46 N. J. Super. 573 (App. Div. 1957), affirmed the Law Division’s judgment for the plaintiff for brokerage commission in a real estate transaction which was never consummated. We granted certification under R. R. 1:10—S.

In April 1947 the defendant Morris Eriedman and his aged mother Sarah purchased premises at Elmwood Avenue, Irvington. The deed was in the name of Morris alone, but in May 1947 Morris and Sarah executed an instrument of trust in which Morris declared that he held a half part…