Legal Opinion
Geoffrey S. Matherson & Associates, Ltd. v. Calderone
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided December 6, 2001PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Memorandum.
Plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker and member of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), instituted this action to recover its share of a commission allegedly due as the result of a sale of defendants’ premises. Plaintiff alleged that it was the procuring cause of the sale as it was instrumental in creating an amicable atmosphere in which negotiations proceeded and/or generated a chain of circumstances that proximately led to the sale (see, Buck v Cimino, 243 AD2d 681, lv denied 91 NY2d 807). Plaintiff showed the premises to the ultimate purchasers who shortly…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sibbald v. . the Bethlehem Iron CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Greene v. HellmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Buck v. CiminoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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