Legal Opinion
Smithy Braedon Co. v. Hadid
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1987No. 87-1050PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the issue whether a contract for real estate brokerage commissions is unenforceable under statutes and regulations of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, when, as executed, the contract provides for the splitting of commissions with an unlicensed broker who performed no services.1 The district court held that the contract was illegal and directed a verdict against the plaintiff, Smithy Braedon Company (“Smithy Braedon”), a licensed broker, in its suit for recovery of payments owed it by the defendants for services which the parties agreed…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. John D. Park & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Grady Allen v. Zurich Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. VoigtSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- John S. Mays v. Pioneer Lumber Corporation, a West Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Schloss v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Sender v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in Its Separate Corporate Capacity v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,878 Jane W. Hofherr and Robert A. Hofherr v. Dart Industries, Inc., and Eli Lilly & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company v. Duke University Leonard R. Prosnitz, and Raymond UCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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