CB RICHARD ELLIS REAL ESTATE v. SPITZ

No. 04-CV-1322.

950 A.2d 704 (2008)

CB RICHARD ELLIS REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC., Appellant, v. Christian J. SPITZ, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Hourihan, with whom Paul Martin Wolff and Joseph E. Fluet III were on the brief, for appellant.

S. Scott Morrison, with whom Nicole Lynn Kobrine was on the brief, for appellees.

Before GLICKMAN, KRAMER, and FISHER, Associate Judges.


FISHER, Associate Judge:

The central issue in this appeal is whether CB Richard Ellis Real Estate Services, Inc., is precluded from recovering any fees for services rendered to appellees in connection with a complex real estate transaction. Holding that D.C.Code § 42-1705 (2001) barred any recovery in contract, quasi-contract, or tort because there was no written listing agreement for sale of the property,1 the Superior Court granted...

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