Pape v. Westerdale

— 'Plaintiff, a licensed real-estate broker as required by chapter 117, Code of 1958, sues to recover a commission from defendant for services performed in city of Davenport, Iowa. As a defense it is alleged failure of plaintiff to have a license, as required by the city of Davenport, bars his right to collect commission for services rendered as such a broker. The court, under rule 105, struck this defense and defendant appeals.

The city of Davenport, Iowa, operates under a special charter. City Ordinance 100, subsection 3, requires that a real-estate broker, before acting as such in the city,…