Legal Opinion
Freedman v. Chemical Construction Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 1977PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Breitel.
In an action on an alleged oral agreement to pay plaintiff a 5% fee for his participation in the obtaining by defendant of a $41 million construction contract, defendant moves under CPLR 3212 for summary judgment based on the Statute of Frauds (General Obligations Law, § 5-701, subds 1, 10). Plaintiff’s claim arises out of his asserted role, varyingly described, in procuring for defendant a contract to build a chemical plant in Saudi Arabia. Supreme Court denied the motion; a unanimous Appellate Division reversed; and plaintiff appeals.
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