KREUTER v. TSUCALAS


287 A.D.2d 50 (2001)

734 N.Y.S.2d 185

EDWARD J. KREUTER et al., Appellants, v. THEODORE TSUCALAS et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

December 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coral Ortenberg Zeck & Codispoti, P. C., Suffern (Lawrence A. Codispoti of counsel), for appellants.

Mitchell & Incantalupo, Forest Hills (Susan R. Nudelman of counsel), for respondents.

RITTER, J. P., LUCIANO and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

KRAUSMAN, J.

We are asked to determine on this appeal whether a person who negotiates a reduced payoff figure for an existing mortgage must be a licensed real estate broker in order to recover a fee for his services. For the reasons which follow, we find that the plaintiff Edward J. Kreuter was not required to have a license in order to negotiate with the mortgagee on behalf of the defendant Theodore Tsucalas, and that Kreuter is thus...

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