Groo v. Norman & Robinson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
' Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment for tbe plaintiff in tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, under the 73 d rule, in an action to recover a commission alleged to be due plaintiff for negotiating an exchange of real estate between defendant and another.
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' Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment for tbe plaintiff in tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, under the 73 d rule, in an action to recover a commission alleged to be due plaintiff for negotiating an exchange of real estate between defendant and another. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Appeal from a judgment for Norman & Robinson, the plaintiff, appellee here, under the 73d rule, in the supreme court of the District, in an action for the recovery of a commission alleged to be due the plaintiff for negotiating an exchange of certain real…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
The appellant’s contention is based upon sec. 605 of the District Code [31 Stat. at L. 1284, chap. 854], which permits the incorporation of persons desiring to form a company for the purpose of carrying on any enterprise or business which may be lawfully conducted by an individual, with certain exceptions, with a proviso that no corporation shall be organized “to buy, *389sell, or deal in real estate, except corporations to transact the business ordinarily carried on by real estate agents or brokers.” The language of this proviso is susceptible of but one interpretation, namely, that no domestic…
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