Gregory v. Roedenbeck

This suit was brought by Herbert Roedenbeck against W. W. Gregory, to recover one-half of the commission earned by Gregory on the sale of certain lands to a purchaser whose name had been furnished by Roedenbeck to Gregory pursuant to contract. The trial court rendered judgment for the petitioner, Gregory, because the plaintiff did not have a license under the Real Estate Dealers’ License Act, Article 6573a, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes. Upon appeal, the Court of Civil Appeals reversed the judgment of the trial court and rendered judgment for Roedenbeck, holding that the Act was…