Case Name: Irving C. Felleman and Doris Caterer, Copartners Doing Business under the Firm Name and Style of I. C. Felleman & Co., Appellants, v. Count Felix Von Luckner, Also Known as Felix Count Luckner, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1931-11
Citations: 234 A.D. 787
Docket Number: 
Parties: Irving C. Felleman and Doris Caterer, Copartners Doing Business under the Firm Name and Style of I. C. Felleman & Co., Appellants, v. Count Felix Von Luckner, Also Known as Felix Count Luckner, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 787–787

Head Matter:
Irving C. Felleman and Doris Caterer, Copartners Doing Business under the Firm Name and Style of I. C. Felleman & Co., Appellants, v. Count Felix Von Luckner, Also Known as Felix Count Luckner, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order dismissing the complaint reversed on the law, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion denied, with ten dollars costs, with leave to defendant to serve an answer within ten days from service of a copy of the order herein. the agreement by the defendant to pay the plaintiffs a commission " in the event of a sale " ' means, according to common understanding and as determined by the authorities, the making of an executory binding agreement with a purchaser. It is alleged in the complaint that a contract of sale was made with the party designated by the seller. If any other condition existed, or if there was any other understanding between the parties as to the language used, it is a matter of defense. Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Seudder, Tompkins and Davis, JJ., concur.