Kaake v. Griswold
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Emily P. Griswold, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of' the plaintiff, entered on the 17th day of October, 1901, upon the decision of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
This is a,n action by a firm of real estate brokers to recover their commissions for services rendered in procuring a purchaser for the defendant’s lease of certain property in the borough of Manhattan, and her furniture on the premises. The pleadings were oral, and the answer was a general denial. The proof established an appraisal of the furniture, which service was worth $10 ; but, save as to this item, the award of $170 to the plaintiffs was so clearly against the weight of evidence as to demand a- reversal of the judgment, in the exercisé of the power vested in the appellate…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fowler v. HoschkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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