Taub v. Shampanier

*350The opinion of the court was delivered by

Minturn, J.

The defendant, representing himself as owner of the premises in question, employed the plaintiff as a real estate broker to sell the premises, upon a basis of compensation of two and one-half per cent, commission upon the purchase price. This verbal understanding -was within three days thereafter verified by a letter written by plaintiff to 'defendant.

The defendant subsequently sold the premises to a purchaser procured by the plaintiff, and failing to receive the agreed compensation the plaintiff brought suit and recovered the amount due in…