Kaufhold v. Curtis and Ewing

PEDEN, Justice.

The partnership of Curtis & Ewing brought this action to recover a real estate commission from the seller of two tracts of land, Dr. Joseph Kaufhold, Jr. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the realtors. Dr. Kaufhold complains that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict because 1) Curtis & Ewing “failed to plead and prove that it was a licensed real estate broker”, 2) the alleged agreements had expired of their own terms long prior to any sale, and 3) the alleged 1966 agreement was superseded by the alleged 1967…