Duncan MacGregor, the Palm Beach broker who is under fire from the Florida Real Estate Commission for selling property to a Jewish buyer told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency today that reports he had had his license revoked were incorrect.
The broker who sold the property in 1936, said that the owner of the property, H.K. Aliard had filed a complaint with the commission. Allard contended that Mr. MacGregor had sold a plot to the Jewish buyer despite his knowledge of Allard’s desire that none of his property be sold to Jews.
The commission thereupon issued an order to the broker to appear for a hearing on why his license should not be revoked. The broker applied to circuit court for a notice to quash the order. When the circuit court declined to act, the issue was taken to the Florida Supreme Court, with the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith filing a brief as friend of the court” in the case.
The broker told the JTA he had no idea when the state Supreme Court would act on the appeal but that his license had not been revoked by the commission and that “we are doing a very good business, indeed.” The ADL brief challenged the right of the State of Florida to enforce indirectly restrictive practices in the sale of real estate.
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