Lloyd v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in an action by a real estate broker to recover his commission on a sale of real estate.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in an action by a real estate broker to recover his commission on a sale of real estate. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This suit was brought in the supreme court of the District of Columbia by appellee Johnson, a real estate broker doing business in this District, to recover from defendant Lloyd an agreed commission of 5 per cent on the sale price of certain real estate located in the State of Maryland and sold for defendant through the agency of plaintiff. From a…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
It is not denied that at the time the sale in question was made; plaintiff was'conducting his business of a real estate broker without a license as above required. Hence, the question is squarely presented whether his contract for a commission, which was concededly earned, can be enforced.
The act in question is part of an act of Congress making appropriations for the District of Columbia, and the provision here involved comes under the general head of “License Taxes,” in which taxes similar to the one imposed upon real estate brokers or agents ai’e imposed upon auctioneers, commission…
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