Harold Mosley v. Triangle Townhouses, LLC

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. It has been said: “[Ejquity must follow the law. But where the law provides no remedy, equity may do so.” 1 To that we would add: Since “equity must follow the law,” where the law prohibits a remedy, equity may not do so.

¶ 2. Here, Harold Mosley asked equity to do what Mississippi law prohibits — pay him, a nonlicensed real estate broker, a real estate broker’s commission. 2 But the equitable powers of the chancery court cannot be used to circumvent public policy. Because Mississippi has a clear public policy that only licensed real estate brokers can render and…