Legal Opinion
Northeast General Corp. v. Wellington Advertising, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1993PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Bellacosa, J.
The dispositive feature of this case, in which plaintiff Northeast seeks to recover a finder’s fee, is whether the finder-seller agreement between the parties created a relationship of trust between them producing a fiduciary-like obligation on the finder. The particular facet of this case devolves from a duty imposed by the lower courts on the finder to disclose adverse reputational information about the prospect tendered to its client, Wellington, the failure of which disentitles the finder of its otherwise earned fee.
This Court granted leave to appeal from…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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