Milholin v. Vorhies

I respectfully dissent from the result reached by the majority. I do so on two grounds.

I. First, I join the dissent of Justice Uhlenhopp for the reasons stated therein.

II. Second, even if the Iowa Real Estate Commission rule in question is held valid for the reasons stated in the majority opinion, I additionally dissent from the result for the following reasons.

Some sellers of realty refuse to, or do not, sign a listing contract with a broker yet* promise to pay a reasonable commission to the broker if he is the procuring cause of a sale of the premises. That is what happened here. The trial…