Weintraub v. Welch

Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: In his second and third causes of action, plaintiff, a licensed real estate salesman, seeks to recover from defendant, the purchaser of real property, compensation for services rendered in the transfer of the property—i.e., he alleges causes of action for a real estate commission. Section 442-a of the Real Property Law provides that "No real estate salesman * * * shall receive or demand compensation of any kind from any person, other than a duly licensed real estate broker…