Pine Crest Preparatory School, Inc. v. John Phelan

In this diversity case, John Phelan, a realtor of Highlands, North Carolina, appellee, recovered a judgment of $35,000, covering a real estate sales commission he claimed from Pine Crest Preparatory School, Inc., a private preparatory school of Fort Lauder-dale, Florida (Pine Crest). The latter also owned and operated a camp facility in conjunction with the School, which was located near Highlands. Phelan’s fee on the sale of this camp facility is the only matter involved here.

The legal issues have to do (1) with the failure of the Court to grant Pine Crest’s motion for directed verdict under…