Legal Opinion
Auxier v. Kraisel
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 1983No. 81-1311, 83-1310PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Per curiam
These appeals challenge a decision of the trial court which concluded that Samuel Auxier and the Dismer Auxier Company (“appellants”) had breached their fiduciary duties toward Morris Kraisel in connection with the sale of a rowhouse owned by Krai-sel. The court concluded that appellants had undervalued and inadequately marketed the property, with the result that Kraisel contracted to sell the house to a third party at a price that was 40% below market value. The court awarded Kraisel’s estate compensatory damages of $12,500, the sum that Kraisel’s representative (“appellee”) was re quired to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Webster v. ArcherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1939
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- Omni Overseas Freighting Co. v. Cardell Insurance AgencyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Brem v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
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