Alfred K. Greene v. Maynard Hellman

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that Driscoll lacked both actual and apparent authority to bind Heilman, that Greene was not the procuring cause of the sale, that the purchase offer clause did not create a third‑party beneficiary right to commission, and that the fraud and conspiracy claims lacked a viable basis, resulting in dismissal of the complaint with costs. Justice Jasen dissented, arguing the opposite.