This section is from the book "American Law Of Real Estate Agency", by William Slee Walker. Also available from Amazon: American law of real estate agency.
"Where the contract negotiated is illegal, the broker can not recover for his services, though his principal has received the money arising from it. Belding v. Pitkin, 2 Caines (N. Y.), 147; Skirvin v. Gardner, 129 P. 729, 36 Okl. 613.
 
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