Seymour v. St. Luke's Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, New York county. Action by Charles A. Seymour against St. Luke’s Hospital. From a judgment on a verdict ordered by the court, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtRumsey, J.
In the year 1893 the defendant, being the owner of a large parcel of land in the city of New York which it desired to dispose of, made an arrangement with the plaintiff, by which he was to procure a purchaser of the premises at the price of $2,-400,000, for which he was to receive the ordinary broker’s commission of 1 per cent., or $24,000. The plaintiff succeeded in finding a person who was willing to make the purchase, and he brought the parties together for that purpose. Before the contract of sale was finally completed, the defendant expressed some disinclination to accept the proposed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Young v. . HunterNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- Kalley v. . BakerNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Walker v. TirrellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Berenbroick v. St. Luke's HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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- Van Norman v. FitchetteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Leventritt v. CowellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1913
- Mitchell v. GreenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Prince v. Selby Smelting Lead Co.California Court of Appeal · 1917
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