Rogers Realty, Inc. v. Smith

Opinion by

KENNETH L. BUETTNER, Judge.

[ 1 The parties are realtors. Plaintiff Rogers Realty, Inc. sued Defendants Jean Lyall Smith and Mary Louise Smith for interfering with the listing agreement and thus depriving it of a sales commission. Defendants moved to dismiss the lawsuit claiming that the matter should be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the National Association of Realtors®. The trial court treated the Motion to Dismiss as a Motion for Summary Judgment, found that there were no material facts in controversy and that Defendants were…