Consul Limited, Kenneth B. Wilson Dba Ken Wilson Associates v. Solide Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation, and Hrh Operating Company, a Corporation

Good Law

802 F.2d 1143·1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 32411

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 20, 198684-6610, 86-5522California4,509 words

Opinion

Fletcher, J.

Consul, Ltd. and Kenneth B. Wilson appeal from orders dismissing their complaints for failure to state claims. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Consul is a North Carolina corporation of which Wilson is president. Wilson is licensed as a real estate broker in North Carolina, Georgia, and .several other states but not in California. Consul has no broker’s licenses. Actions brought by Consul and Wilson, one filed in North Carolina and transferred to California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404 (a) (1982), the other filed in California, have been consolidated. Defendants include Raschid Zeghar, an Algerian citizen domiciled in California, and a group of corporations which own or operate the resort properties whose sale is at issue.

The complaints in the two actions are nearly identical. Allegations relating to property in the Bahamas, however, are found only in the North Carolina complaint. Plaintiffs allege that they agreed orally with defendants to perform certain real estate consulting and brokerage services. As a result of defendants’ breaches of those agreements, plaintiffs brought state court actions in California and North Carolina. After negotiations, plaintiffs and defendants reached a…

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Parties

CONSUL LIMITED, Kenneth B. Wilson Dba Ken Wilson Associates-
Plaintiff
SOLIDE ENTERPRISES, INC., a Corporation, and HRH Operating Company, a Corporation-
Defendant

Judges

Goodwin
Tang
Fletcher

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