Carroll v. Pettit
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, New York county. Action by David H. Carroll against John Pettit for commissions as a real-estate broker. From a judgment entered on a verdict in plaintiff’s favor, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
This was an action by a real-estate broker, against the defendant, to recover a commission claimed to be due upon a sale of defendant’s real estate. The complaint alleged and evidence was offered tending to support, the employment of plaintiff by the defendant, under which the former undertook the sale of the property, and procured a purchaser, and that while in the midst of the negotiations, and when they had almost reached a favorable conclusion, the defendant, learning through plaintiff of the person who contemplated purchasing, surreptitiously approached such purchaser, and concluded the…
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