Ike v. Anderson

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

Appellant Leslie Ike sues to recover a commission earned for obtaining a buyer for real estate owned by respondent Richard W. Anderson, Inc. The action was dismissed because Ike failed to plead or allege that he was a licensed real estate broker or sales person as required by Minn. Stat. § 82.33, subd. 1 (1982). Ike appeals from the judgment in favor of Anderson. We affirm.

FACTS

Ike was a real estate broker in Scottsdale, Arizona for approximately 14 years. He occasionally possessed a broker’s license in Minnesota, North Dakota and Arizona.

On October 1, 1979, Ike…