Cushman & Wakefield Inc. v. 214 East 49th Street Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*465OPINION OF THE COURT
Wallach, J.
This is an action to recover a real estate brokerage commission. When defendant sought to sell its five-story building in 1985-1987 for $4.5 million, Stein, the building manager, approached Takeshi Okazaki as a prospective purchaser. Okazaki, who was president of a corporation which operated a restaurant at the premises and leased the first two floors, was not interested. Stein was unable to find a buyer.
In February 1988, defendant entered into a six-month exclusive brokerage agreement with plaintiff, whereby the latter would earn its 6% commission on any sale…
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