Residential Developments, Inc. v. Massicott

Smith, Presiding Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Residential Developments, Inc. v. Massicott, 193 Ga. App. 857 (389 SE2d 347) (1989), and we reverse.

The appellant, Residential Developments, Inc., entered into a real estate transaction with the Massicott Corporation. When the transaction failed to close, the appellant sought the return of its earnest money. The earnest money was not returned and the appellant filed an action in the State Court of Cobb County. The appellant did not give notice to the Georgia Real Estate Commission at the time he filed the suit…