Legal Opinion
Murphy v. CNY Fire Emergency Services, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1035The court erred in granting defendant’s motion for summary-judgment dismissing the complaint based upon General Obligations Law § 5-701 (a) (10). That subdivision provides that an agreement is void unless it is "in writing, and subscribed by the party to be charged * * * if such agreement * * * [i]s a contract to pay compensation for services rendered in negotiating a loan, or in negotiating * * * a business opportunity.” Because plaintiff merely "alleges that he rendered services in the regular course of his employment for which he has been partially but not fully paid and seeks recovery for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- North Shore Bottling Co. v. C. Schmidt & Sons, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Apostolos v. R.D.T. Brokerage Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Dickenson v. Dickenson Agency, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Maemone v. Koren-DiResta Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
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