Leatherbury v. Reagan

While the assignment of error is that the sustaining of a motion for summary judgment was contrary to law, the single issue raised and argued was whether appellant, who worked as a sales manager in real estate activities for another as a regular employee, was entitled to recover compensation without having a real estate license as required by R.C. 4735.21.

The trial court ruled that in order to come within the exceptions enumerated in R.C. 4735.01(E) a regular employee must own the real estate in question or acquire it on his own account. Since appellant did not own or acquire any interest in…