Bishop v. Hannan Real Estate Exchange

Plaintiffs are residents of Mineral Point, Wisconsin; the defendant is a Michigan corporation engaged in the real estate brokerage business. At the time of the transactions in question, the Wisconsin statutes provided that no person, firm or corporation:

“Shall engage in or follow the business or occupation of, or advertise or hold himself out as or shall act temporarily or otherwise as a real estate broker or real estate salesman in this State, without first procuring a license therefor as provided in this section.” Wis. Stat. 1923, §136.01, subd. 5.

Any violation of the above provision was…