Harris v. Kent House Corp.

SMITH, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, a Florida real estate broker, brought this action for damages for breach of an exclusive agency contract for sale of defendant’s land in Connecticut.

Defendant moves to dismiss or for summary judgment on the ground that the pleadings and answers to interrogatories show conclusively that plaintiff is not licensed to deal in real estate in Connecticut, as required by Connecticut statute, Chap. 237a, Sections 1783c, through 1803c, 1953 Supplement to the Connecticut General Statutes.

Plaintiff contends that Florida, not Connecticut, law controls, since the contract of…