Legal Opinion
Schaechter v. Regency Properties, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 20, 1985No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, with costs, defendant’s counterclaim reinstated and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Monroe County, for further proceedings, in accordance with the following memorandum: In this action by plaintiff, who breached a contract to purchase real property procured for him by defendant, his broker, and owned by third-party defendants, it was error to order the escrow deposit returned to plaintiff, to dismiss defendant’s counterclaim, and to hold that the sellers, third-party defendants, were liable for defendant’s broker’s commissions. Absent…
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