Sherman v. Bruton

GUITTARD, Justice.

Frantz H. Sherman sued Dr. Jeff B. Bruton and his wife and mother for the value of real estate consulting services, appraisal services, legal services, and professional engineering services, which plaintiff rendered to defendants in connection with a proposed lease of defendants’ land for service station purposes. Our question is whether recovery is barred by lack of a written contract under the Real Estate License Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6573a § 28 (Vernon 1969). We hold that recovery is barred and that the trial court properly rendered judgment for defendants…