Franknel v. Allied Mills, Inc.

On September 27, 1935, Harry A. Frankel, appellee, a licensed Illinois real estate broker, filed his complaint in the circuit court of Cook county to recover a commission claimed to be due from Allied Mills, Inc., appellant. At the close of appellee’s evidence appellant moved for a directed verdict. The court reserved its ruling on the motion. Appellant offered no evidence and the issues were submitted to the jury, which returned a verdict of $17,000 for appellee. Appellant then moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. It insisted that since appellee was not a licensed real estate…