Brian Shanklin and Todd Rimmer v. Bassoe Offshore (USA), Inc., Mike Smith, and Jonathan Fairbanks

The majority’s entire discussion of Real Estate License Act standing is dicta: the opinion expressly acknowledges that “even if the trial court erred in concluding that Shanklin and Rimmer lacked standing, its subsequent findings after a bench trial preclude a reversal of the partial summary judgment.” I agree that the outcome of the trial on the merits is determinative of this appeal, and it requires that we affirm. But I do not agree with the majority’s unnecessary frolic into uncharted legal territory on the subject of RELA standing.

Even if it were necessary to reach the standing issue, I…