Steinberg v. Buchman

Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment on a directed verdict for defendant. It was alleged in the complaint that plaintiff, a real estate broker, had been engaged by one Epstein to find a purchaser for certain real estate and personal property belonging to Epstein and was to receive a commission of 5 per cent of the first $115,000 of the selling price and 50 per cent of any additional sum received for the property. It was alleged that plaintiff procured defendant as a purchaser, that defendant entered into a written agreement with Epstein to purchase the property for $125,000, and that defendant…