State v. Buyers Service Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding “[t]he practice of law is not confined to litigation, but extends to activities in other fields which entail specialized legal knowledge and ability.”
• holding recording instruments after a real estate transfer is the practice of law because “it is an aspect of conveyancing and affects legal rights”
• providing that real estate closings should be conducted only under the supervision of attorneys
• providing that real estate closings should be conducted only under the supervision of attorneys
• stating that real estate closings must be supervised by an attorney
• preparation of deeds, notes, and other legal instruments related to mortgage loans and transfers of real property by a commercial title company constitutes the unauthorized practice of law

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).