Paske v. Liberty Equities Corp.

Otis, Justice.

This is an action to recover a real estate commission by an unlicensed broker. The defense was based on Minn. St. 82.16, subd. 2, which provides as follows:

“No person shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in Minnesota Statutes, Sections 82.01 to 82.16, without alleging and proving that he was a duly licensed real estate broker or salesman at the time the alleged cause of action arose.”

The trial court allowed recovery and held that the sale was an “isolated real estate…