No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a broker or salesperson within this state may bring or maintain an action in the courts of this state for the collection of a commission or compensation for the performance of any act mentioned in this chapter without alleging and proving that he or she was a duly licensed broker or salesperson at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
Wis. Stat. § 452.20
Limitation on actions for commissions
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 234 Ill. App. 3d 1045 - Olsen v. Celano (1992)
Most recently applied in Hernandez v. BNG Management Ltd. Partnership (May 2012)
1981 c. 94; 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 56; 2015 a. 258
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