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St. John v. Fulton Market Realty Corporation

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 19, 1928
162 N.E. 555 (N.Y. 1928)

Opinion

Argued June 14, 1928

Decided July 19, 1928

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

John J. Crawford and Almon C. Kellogg for appellant.

Milton Hertz and I. Maurice Wormser for respondent.


Judgment affirmed, with costs. Held, that the apparent authority of the president of the corporation to employ a broker to sell real property is not dependent upon the existence of authority on his part to enter into a binding contract for the sale thereof.

Concur: CARDOZO, Ch. J., POUND, CRANE, ANDREWS, LEHMAN, KELLOGG and O'BRIEN, JJ.


Summaries of

St. John v. Fulton Market Realty Corporation

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 19, 1928
162 N.E. 555 (N.Y. 1928)
Case details for

St. John v. Fulton Market Realty Corporation

Case Details

Full title:CHARLES ST. JOHN, Respondent, v. FULTON MARKET REALTY CORPORATION…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 19, 1928

Citations

162 N.E. 555 (N.Y. 1928)
162 N.E. 555

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