Legal Opinion
Anchorage-Hynning & Co., a District of Columbia Limited Partnership v. Thomas G. Moringiello
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 4, 1983No. 80-1846PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
Dissenting Opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge THORNBERRY.
2Per curiam
This diversity-jurisdiction case1 arises from a claim of breach of an oral agreement to execute a contract for sale of a building and for lease of the land upon which it is erected. Appellants, the purported vendors, challenge the District Court’s summary judgment in appellee’s favor. The sole issue is whether the agreement is excepted from operation of the *358District of Columbia’s statute of frauds by virtue of promissory estoppel, part performance or waiver. We conclude that doctrine developed…
3Cases cited31 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Great Southern Fire Proof Hotel Company v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Colonial Realty Corporation v. Bache & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- John M. Lee v. Flintkote CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Zlotziver v. ZlotziverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
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4Cited by54 opinions
- Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Friends for All Children, Inc. v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Nepera Chemical, Inc. v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Oscar S. Gray v. American Express CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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