Would A Shabbos Goy Still Get Five Percent?

This actually sounds a lot like a premise for a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode:

Jerry Seinfeld may have to pay more money to be the master of his domain.

The comic owes about $100,000 to the broker who helped him find a Manhattan townhouse last year, a judge ruled last week. Seinfeld refused to pay broker Tamara Cohen a full commission after she failed to meet him for a house tour on the Jewish sabbath.

Seinfeld — referred to in court documents by his given name, Jerome — and his wife, Jessica, bought the home at 155 W. 82nd St. in February 2005 for $3.95 million. The Seinfelds struck the deal themselves after they were unable to reach Cohen, according to trial testimony. Cohen testified she told the Seinfelds she was an observant Jew and couldn’t work on Friday evening and before sundown Saturday.

Jerry Seinfeld was never told Cohen couldn’t work on the sabbath, said his attorney, Richard Menaker, who is seeking to have the decision overturned.