duPont v. Hedley

The issue presented by this appeal is whether or not the plaintiffs, Mr. Hedley and Mr. Carter, must be licensed pursuant to the Real Estate License Act,1 in order to maintain the instant cause of action. The Court of Civil Appeals held that the services performed by Hedley and Carter were exempt from the provisions of the Act. 558 S.W.2d 72. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and remand the case to that Court for further proceedings.

Beginning in 1959, Hedley and Carter entered a series of agreements with Nicholas R. duPont, Eugene duPont III, Ridgely, Inc., Terra…