Schy v. Margulies

Full title: SIGMUND SCHY, APPELLANT, v. MARTIN Z. MARGULIES, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Dec 8, 1981

407 So. 2d 267 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

Opinion

No. 80-2460.

December 8, 1981.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County, George Orr, J.

Brown, Huysman, Matthews Singer and Cindy S. Lederman, for appellant.

Floyd, Pearson, Stewart, Richman, Greer Weil and Ellen C. Freidin, Miami, for appellee.

Before HUBBART, C.J., and HENDRY and SCHWARTZ, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

The trial judge correctly concluded that an agreement to pay the appellant Schy a "finder's fee" for locating realty to be purchased by the appellee was invalid and unenforceable because Schy was not a licensed real estate broker or salesman. Sections 475.41, 475.01(3), Florida Statutes (1979); First Equity Corp. of Florida v. Riverside Real Estate Investment Trust, 307 So.2d 866 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975), cert. denied, 316 So.2d 287 (Fla. 1975).

Affirmed.