Legal Opinion
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. v. Dollar Land Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1975PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
Corporate sellers were initially prevented from closing title under a real estate sales contract by an injunction obtained at the instance of dissident stockholders. We hold, in what appears to be a case of first impression, that the corporate sellers are not thereby excused from payment of real estate brokerage commissions due on such closing where the dissident stockholders shortly thereafter obtained management control of the corporate sellers and then failed to take diligent steps to dissolve the injunction and beyond that procured formal corporate action repudiating the sales contract.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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- General Aniline & Film Corp. v. Bayer Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Surrey Strathmore Corp. v. Dollar Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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