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Norma Reynolds Realty v. Miral

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 7, 2003
301 A.D.2d 364 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

2724

January 7, 2003.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward Lehner, J.), entered March 11, 2002, in an action to recover a real estate brokerage commission, dismissing the complaint after a nonjury trial, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

David S.J. Neufeld, for plaintiff-appellant.

Barry A. Tessler, for defendants-respondents.

Before: Tom, J.P., Andrias, Sullivan, Rosenberger, Gonzalez, JJ.


A fair interpretation of the evidence supports the trial court's finding that although plaintiff had produced a prospective buyer ready, willing and able to pay the price that defendant Thomas Miral had stated, there was never a meeting of the minds as to other terms customarily contained in an agreement for the sale of real property, such as a contract date, whether the premises were to be sold in "as is" condition and when the closing was to take place (see Hausman Realty Co. v. Klaver, 262 A.D.2d 613, 614). "`[M]ere agreement as to price on a proposed sale of real property does not constitute a meeting of the minds of vendor and vendee so as to entitle the real estate broker to commissions.'" (Kaelin v. Warner, 27 N.Y.2d 352, 355.) A fair interpretation of the evidence also supports the finding that Miral's claimed need to obtain the consent of his family before going ahead with the sale, expressed when plaintiff first brought the prospective buyer to see the house and supported by evidence that the house was owned by two trusts that Miral and his ex-wife created many years before for the benefit of their children, was not a fraudulent or other wrongful act intended to prevent completion of the deal (compare Carnegie v. Abrams, 37 A.D.2d 327, with Heelan Realty Dev. Corp. v. Skyview Meadows Dev. Corp., 204 A.D.2d 601).

We have considered plaintiff's other contentions and find them unavailing.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

Norma Reynolds Realty v. Miral

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jan 7, 2003
301 A.D.2d 364 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

Norma Reynolds Realty v. Miral

Case Details

Full title:NORMA REYNOLDS REALTY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THOMAS MIRAL, ET AL.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jan 7, 2003

Citations

301 A.D.2d 364 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
753 N.Y.S.2d 67

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