Legal Opinion
Hann v. Brettler
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided November 29, 1907Published
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Eleventh District. • Action by Gussie Hann against Max Brettler and Oswin Stuhmer. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtGildersleeve, P. J.
In September, 1905, plaintiff and her husband, one David Hann, entered into a contract with defendants for the sale of certain real estate by defendants to plaintiff. One Simon. Koenig was one of the brokers who had brought about the meeting of minds, and who had been hired by defendants to procure a purchaser for the property. At or about the time of the signing of this contract, said Koenig received $200 on account of his commissions, and signed the following receipt:
“Received from Max Brettler and Oswin Stuhmer [the defendants] the sum of two hundred dollars, part commission on sale of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Duryee v. . LesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Heermans v. . EllsworthNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- McComb v. Von EllertNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894
- Moskowitz v. HornbergerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1897