Legal Opinion

Hancock Co. v. Stephens

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 21, 1941No. Record No. 2323PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.

Hancock Company, Incorporated, a foreign corporation, instituted this action, on September 22,1938, against Mrs. Belle Stephens to recover fees for services rendered by it in Virginia, under contract as a real estate broker. Its notice of motion for a judgment alleged that the services were performed through its president and agent, A. F. Hancock.

Mrs. Stephens pleaded the general issue and filed two special pleas. One special plea alleged that the plain*352tiff was not a licensed real estate broker, under the laws of Virginia,, at the time it claimed to have performed the services mentioned. The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wise v. RadisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
  2. Massie v. DudleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1939
  3. Colbert v. Ashland Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  4. Lee v. MoseleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  5. George F. Russell, Inc. v. HickcoxWisconsin Supreme Court · 1929

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. F. S. Bowen Electric Co. v. FoleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1952
  2. Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission v. City of ChesapeakeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  3. Sellers v. BlesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
  4. City of Richmond v. County of HenricoSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946
  5. In Re Estate of PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1950

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