Nickoll v. Racine Cloak & Suit Co.

Crownhárt, J.

The defendants contend that the demurrer reaches back to the complaint, and that the complaint does not state a cause of action, in that it does not allege that plaintiff had a real-estate broker’s license in Wisconsin.

The defendants’ contention in this respect must be sustained. A demurrer reaches back to the first pleading that is fatally defective. Ireland v. Tomahawk L., T. & I. Co. 185 Wis. 148, 150, 200 N. W. 642. Plaintiff was required to have a broker’s license in this state before he was authorized to negotiate a real-estate lease as a broker for another. Sec. 136.01,…