Smith v. . Chapin Home for the Aged and Infirm
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 11, 1918, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court and granting a new trial. The action was to recover commissions alleged to have been earned by plaintiffs, who were real estate brokers, in procuring a purchaser for real property belonging to defendant.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 11, 1918, reversing a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court and granting a new trial. The action was to recover commissions alleged to have been earned by plaintiffs, who were real estate brokers, in procuring a purchaser for real property belonging to defendant. The principal questions litigated were whether the plaintiffs were employed by the defendant to procure a purchaser, and whether the plaintiffs were the procuring cause of the sale…
1Opinion of the Court
Order affirmed and judgment absolute ordered against appellant on the stipulation, with costs in all courts; no opinion.
Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Collin, Hogan, Pound, McLaughlin, Andrews and Elkus, JJ.
2Cited by1 opinion
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