Putter v. Berger
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Charles Berger, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 3d day of February, 1904.
1Per curiam
The general rule is that where the broker employed to negotiate a sale of real estate brings to his employer a responsible purchaser, willing to buy upon the terms prescribed, he has earned his commissions. (Barnard v. Monnot, 3 Keyes, 203; Brady v. Foster, 72 App. Div. 416; McQuillen v. Carpenter, Id. 595 ; Gilder v. Davis, 137 N. Y. 504, and cases cited.) The evidehce, offered in *63behalf of the plaintiff in this action to recover commissions for the sale of real estate which the plaintiff owned, tended to establish the defendant’s liability under this doctrine. The defendant gave the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gilder v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Barnard v. MonnotNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
- Brady v. FosterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
- Harris v. Van VrankenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- Goodman v. HessAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1907
- Lederman v. OrecchiutoNew York Supreme Court · 1916
- Moore v. MaguireAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1906