Knight v. Watson

W. T. Knight sued John I. Watson to recover damages for breach of a contract wherein defendant employed plaintiff to sell certain real estate, defendant agreeing" to take a fixed price, and plaintiff to have any excess he might obtain as compensation. Plaintiff having found a purchaser ready, able, and willing to purchase defendant refused to perform.

Plea No. 5, to give its substance, alleges the contract was void, in that plaintiff had no license as a “real estate broker” or “real estate salesman” issued by Alabama Real Estate Commission as required by Act approved August 27, 1927, Gen. Acts…