Colony Hotel, Inc. v. Pokress

THORNAL, Justice.

Petitioners, Colony Hotel, Inc., a Florida corporation, and Charles Martel, by a petition for certiorari seek review of an order of the Chancellor denying their motion to dismiss a complaint in equity filed by respondent Pokress seeking the declaration of a constructive trust in connection with a claimed real estate commission.

The question for our determination is whether under the circumstances hereafter summarized a real estate broker can proceed in equity against the buyer in a real estate transaction by way of a complaint seeking the declaration of a constructive trust.

Pok…