Per Curiam.
The remedy of summary judgment in lieu of complaint is available only in an action "based upon a judgment or instrument for the payment of money only" (CPLR 3213). The instant suit to recover a payment for a mortgage placement fee, in excess of that stipulated in a brokerage commission agreement, does not come within the scope of the quoted language (cf. Burnell v. Peoples Sav. Bank of Yonkers,
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