Case Title: Parker Realty Group, Inc. v. A. Michelle Petigny

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State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2010-05-06T00:00:00Z

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 139  SSM 14
Parker Realty Group, Inc.,
            Appellant,
        v.
A. Michelle Petigny, &c.,
            Respondent,
970 Management LLC, et al.,
            Defendants.
Submitted by J. Kip Lenoir, for appellant.
Submitted by Howard L. Sherman, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed
with costs.  Recovery under the theory of quantum meruit is not
appropriate where, as here, an express contract governed the
subject matter involved (Miller v Schloss, 218 NY 400, 406-407
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SSM No. 14
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[1916]; see also Julien J. Studley, Inc. v New York News, 70 NY2d
628, 629 [1987]).  Additionally, plaintiff failed to establish
that the parties modified their exclusive brokerage agreement. 
In the absence of a valid governing exclusive brokerage
agreement, plaintiff was not entitled to a commission on the sale
to the ultimate buyer, as it was not the procuring cause of the
sale (see Greene v Hellman, 51 NY2d 197, 206 [1980]).  
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman
and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones
concur.
Decided May 6, 2010