This section is from the book "American Law Of Real Estate Agency", by William Slee Walker. Also available from Amazon: American law of real estate agency.
In order to enforce a lien for broker's commission on a sale of certain land, where the notes have come into the hands of a third person, plaintiff must show that he has an equitable lien thereon; a mere promise to pay out of a designated fund does not give such lien. Battery Place Commercial Corp. v. Willis, 173 N. Y. Sup. 772, 183 App. Div. 569.
 
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