Phinney v. Chesebro
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from Trial Term, New York County. Action by Horace C. Phinney and another against Denison P. Chesebro and another. From a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, defendants appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
The defendants were the owners of a piece of property in the city of New York, upon which they were erecting a building to be used as a hotel. They placed this property in the hands of several real estate brokers to be leased or sold. The plaintiffs, as brokers, negotiated a lease of the building to Mr. Knott for 15 years at a rental of $9,250 a year, and for negotiating this lease the plaintiffs were paid by the defendants their commission, amounting to $1,387.50. At the time the property was placed in the plaintiffs’ hands the defendants had authorized them to either procure a purchaser of…
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