Atlanta Realty Co. v. Sloan

The defendant in error argues in his brief that the plaintiff was attempting to collect a commission for the sale of realty, or an interest in realty; and that it had not pleaded that it was a duly licensed real-estate broker under Code Chapter 84-14, and therefore the petition was subject to general demurrer. The plaintiff in its petition alleges that it is a duly licensed “business broker” under the ordinances of the City of Atlanta, that the plaintiff contracted orally with the defendant to sell his business, and that the defendant sold his business to the prospect furnished by the…