G C Timmis & Co. v. Guardian Alarm Co.

This case concerns whether plaintiff acted as a real estate broker under § 2501(d) of the real estate brokers act (reba), MCL 339.2501 et seq. The trial court denied defendant’s motion for summary disposition after finding that a question of fact remained concerning whether plaintiff participated in negotiations regarding the sale of a business. The Court of Appeals reversed the order of the trial court and held that reba required plaintiff to be a licensed *418real estate broker because it had acted as a “finder.” We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand this case to the trial…