Supply Corp. v. Petrocelli, decided by the New York Court of Appeals on November 19, 2012, the
plaintiff claimed
against its insurance
broker that it requested bodily injury coverage for its employees at its Bronx facility, in the event an injury occurred, that the
broker failed to procure.
Joseph P. Day Realty Corp. v. Chera (308 A.D. 2d 148)-
broker's complaint for commissions reinstated where questions of fact exist as to whether
broker was the procuring cause of a commercial tenant and if there was an implied contract which arose from landlord's acceptance of the benefits of
broker's services;
broker must plead and prove a contract of employment, express or implied, and in the absence of an express contract, an implied contract may be established in some cases by the mere acceptance of the labors of the
broker;
broker failed to establish that it was a third party beneficiary of lease agreement between landlord and tenant where provisions in lease merely provided for indemnification between the parties and did not expressly set forth that one party would be obligated to pay the
broker's commission; indemnification provisions in the lease agreement do provide evidence of implied contract of employment with landlord where landlord agreed to indemnify tenant
against brokerage commission claims from all
brokers including
plaintiff and where, to the contrary, tenant's reciprocal indemnification excluded
plaintiff; triable issues of fact exist as to whether
broker was the procuring cause where
broker introduced the parties, showed the space to tenant's representatives, was involved in weekly negotiations with the parties over the lease terms, conveyed offers on behalf of tenant to landlord and participated in the meeting with the landlord and tenant at which the lease terms were finalized
3d 143 A)- small claims court's dismissal of actions
against broker affirmed where the evidence fairly supports a finding that the
broker satisfactorily performed its contractual obligations and had no part in any fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining
plaintiff's agreement to lease the apartment; claims that
broker engaged in dishonest or misleading advertising or demonstrated untrustworthiness or incompetency in violation of RPL § 441 (c) are matters solely within in the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State
¶ 1 After purchasing a home in Enid, Oklahoma,
Plaintiff Jason Stauff (Buyer) filed an action alleging violations of Oklahoma's Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act (Disclosure Act) and negligence
against the sellers, real estate
broker, and home inspectors.1 Buyer appeals a single trial court order granting 1) summary judgment in favor of Defendants Kimberly Bartnick and her husband, Roy Bartnick (collectively the Bartnicks or Sellers) and also 2) the motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to 12 O.S. 2011 2012 (B)(6) filed by Defendant Paramount Homes Real Estate Co. (
Broker or Paramount).