HASKINS v. LOEB RHOADES & CO.


52 N.Y.2d 523 (1981)

Priscilla R. Haskins, Appellant, v. Loeb Rhoades & Co., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benedict Ginsberg and Milton B. Franklin for appellant.

Thomas J. Kavaler and John R. Vaughan for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Plaintiff's claim that she is entitled to recover a fee for her assistance in the negotiation of a business opportunity is barred by the express terms of section 5-701 (subd a, par 10) of the General Obligations Law. That statute requires that any claim for a so-called "finder's fee" be based upon a writing duly subscribed. Inasmuch...

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