Case Name: Thomas S. Clarkson et al., App'lts, v. Frederick S. Howard, Resp't
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1892-07-05
Citations: 47 N.Y. St. Rep. 935
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas S. Clarkson et al., App’lts, v. Frederick S. Howard, Resp’t.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 47
Pages: 935–936

Head Matter:
Thomas S. Clarkson et al., App’lts, v. Frederick S. Howard, Resp’t.
Appeal from judgment entered upon a verdict directed by the court in favor of the defendant.
Ogden, Beekman & Ogden, for app’lts, Cannon & Atwater, for resp’t.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
—Upon the whole case it clearly appeared that the plaintiffs were not the procuring cause of the sale, and that the sale was effected by the broker Sterne. It was a clear case of two brokers trying to sell the same property to the same party—the one failing and the other succeeding. The rule of law in such a case has been well defined in Alden v. Earle, 56 Supr. Ct. 366; 33 St.. Rep., 961, affirmed in 121 N. Y., 688; 31 St. Rep., 375.
The direction of a verdict against the plaintiffs was proper, and the judgment should be affirmed, with costs.
Freedman, Dugro and Gildersleeve, JJ., concur.