Legal Opinion
Flack v. Laster
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 13, 1980No. 13042PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired:
Appellants seek review of an order granting specific performance of a contract for the sale of land in the District of Columbia. They assert that the trial court erred in holding that (1) the agreement of July 21, 1975 was a valid contract between the parties for sale of the premises, rather than a mere lease; (2) a co-party purchaser with appellee had validly assigned his interest in the contract to appellee and thus was not an indispensable party to the action; (3) appellee was willing and able to perform in a timely fashion; (4) a clause within the…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Willard v. TayloeSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Javins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Hagan v. Scottish InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Stanley Clayman and Melvin Clayman v. Goodman Properties, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Fox-Greenwald Sheet Metal Co., Inc. v. Markowitz Bros., Inc., Continental Casualty Co., Blake Construction Co., Inc., United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Washington Properties, Inc. v. Chin, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Lanny J. Davis & Associates LLC v. Republic of Equatorial GuineaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Raskauskas v. Temple Realty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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