Legal Opinion
Blaine Personnel, Inc. v. Raymond Lee Organization, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided November 19, 1973PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanley N. Egeth, J.
Subdivision 1 of section 185 of the General Business Law reads in part as follows: “ The maximum fees provided for herein for all types of placement or employment may be charged to the job applicant and a similar fee may be charged to the employer.”
This motion by defendant to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint as legally insufficient raises an issue as to the meaning of the quoted statutory sentence in an ¿ction by an employment agency against an employer for a placement fee claimed to be due pursuant to an oral agreement.
*111The parties hereto agree that the defendant hired an employee upon…
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- Richardson Press v. . AlbrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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