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Kaplon-Belo Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 25, 2001
279 A.D.2d 554 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

January 25, 2001.

In an action, inter alia, to recover a brokerage commission, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Polizzi, J.), dated June 7, 1999, as granted the motion of the defendants Hentz-Dor Real Estate, Inc., and Benny Dor, in which the defendant McKesson Corp., joined, for summary judgment dismissing the first cause of action insofar as asserted against the defendant McKesson Corp., and the third cause of action insofar as asserted against the defendant Benny Dor.

Reisman, Peirez Reisman, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. (E. Christopher Murray of counsel), for appellant.

Kalkines, Arky, Zall Bernstein, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Ronald G. Blum and Diana Jarvis of counsel), for respondent McKesson Corp.

Jaffe, Segal Ross, New York, N.Y. (Bill S. Light of counsel), for respondents Hentz-Dor Real Estate, Inc., and Benny Dor.

Before: DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., HOWARD MILLER, SANDRA J. FEUERSTEIN, NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The parties to the brokerage agreement at issue agreed that no commission would be due if the sale was not consummated and title did not transfer. Although the plaintiff produced a prospective buyer for the purchase of commercial property, no contract of sale was ever executed. Therefore, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover a commission (see, Hayes Assocs. v. Island Jeep Eagle, 266 A.D.2d 386; Cunningham, Inc. v. Nugent St. Corp., 202 A.D.2d 649; Graff v. Billet, 101 A.D.2d 355, affd 64 N.Y.2d 899).

The plaintiff's remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

Kaplon-Belo Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 25, 2001
279 A.D.2d 554 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

Kaplon-Belo Assoc., Inc. v. McKesson Corp.

Case Details

Full title:KAPLON-BELO ASSOCIATES, INC., APPELLANT, v. McKESSON CORP., ET AL.…

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

Date published: Jan 25, 2001

Citations

279 A.D.2d 554 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
719 N.Y.S.2d 606

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