Stiefvater Real Estate, Inc. v. Himbaugh

*526In an action, in effect, to recover a finder’s fee in connection with the sale of real property, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.), dated September 1, 2006, which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $28,000.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the evidence adduced at trial supports the Supreme Court’s findings that the defendant expressly agreed to pay any introducing broker a finder’s fee of 2% for referring a purchaser to…