  Using the CLEO~II detector at CESR, we have measured the ratio of branching
fractions ${\cal B}(D_s^+ \to \phi e^+ \nu)/{\cal B}(D_s^+ \to \phi\pi^+) =
0.54\pm 0.05\pm 0.04$. We use this measurement to obtain a model dependent
estimate of ${\cal B}(D_s^+ \to \phi \pi^+)$.
