Johnson v. ORIENTAL WEAVERS RUG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Robert O. Johnson was hired to manage certain real property owned by Smith Foster. After Johnson brokered the sale of a parcel of this real property to Oriental Weavers Rug Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“Oriental”), he filed an action against Foster and Oriental to recover a commission for his services. Because Johnson is not a licensed real estate broker, the trial court denied Johnson’s motion for partial summary judgment and granted Foster’s and Oriental’s motions for summary judgment. These appeals followed. Held:

A person doing business in Georgia without the…