Barton & Ludwig, Inc. v. Thompson

Banke, Judge.

Appellant Barton & Ludwig, Inc., a real estate broker, brought suit against appellee Brenda Sue Thompson, one of its former sales agents, to recover monies which it had paid to her as her share of three brokerage commissions which, for reasons appearing below, the company was unable to collect from the escrow agent after the transactions were closed. The trial court directed a verdict in Ms. Thompson’s favor, and this appeal followed.

Being a mere sales agent rather than a licensed broker, Ms. Thompson was not entitled to collect commissions directly from the parties to the real…