The California Department of Real Estate (Real Estate Commissioner) suspended the real estate broker’s license of the Grubb Company based on a civil fraud judgment arising from a dispute between the buyer and seller of a residence.
Business and Professions Code section 10177.5 authorizes discipline based on a civil judgment for misrepresentation, fraud or deceit. The Department of Real Estate suspended Grubb’s real estate broker’s license based solely on the court record showing the judgment. Grubb appealed.
