Acuff v. Barnes

This was a suit by a real estate broker for a commission claimed to be due by an oral contract employing him to sell defendant’s property. He did not effect a sale but alleged he had fully performed on his part by finding an acceptable purchaser. Defendant denied this and pleaded, as a further defense, that the contract sued on was illegal and void because plaintiff had not given the bond required of real estate agents (T.C.A. sec. 67-5102).

The Trial Judge denied these defenses and entered judgment for plaintiff. The Court of Appeals affirmed, defendant’s petition for certiorari has been…