Stockton v. Holcomb
Stockton v. Holcomb
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff-appellant, Stockton, What-ley, Davin & Company, appeals a final summary judgment for the defendant-ap-pellee, Jack N. Holcomb.
The plaintiff-appellant, Stockton, What-ley, Davin & Company, holder of a promissory note and mortgage, filed its action against Jack N. Holcomb, maker, and Honeylance, Inc., payee and endorser. The trial court dismissed the action on a summary judgment for the defendant-appel-lee Holcomb on the grounds that the note was given as payment for a real estate commission to a nonlicensed real estate broker, in violation of F.S.1967, Section 475.41, F.S.A., and was, therefore, illegal and unenforceable.
The record reflects that the defendant-appellee Holcomb sold certain real estate and executed a note payable to Honeylance, Inc., as a payment on the broker’s commission earned in the transaction. The parties dispute who actually earned the commission. The appellant contends that William H. Davis, Inc., a licensed real estate broker, earned the commission but had it paid by having Holcomb execute the note payable to Honeylance, Inc. On the other hand, the appellee Holcomb contends that
There is a material issue of fact in dispute concerning who actually earned the commission, and therefore the entry of a summary judgment for the defendant Holcomb by the trial court was erroneous. Holl v. Talcott, Fla.1966, 191 So.2d 40; Haynes v. Littleford, Fla.App.1965, 173 So.2d 477; Florida Civil Practice Before Trial, 2nd Edition, Section 19.8. There is other evidence which is conflicting, but it is not necessary to determine its materiality to the issues herein.
Reversed and remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent herewith.
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