Jay v. General Realties Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1DissentHood, Associate Judge
Accepting the findings of the trial judge and the uncontradicted testimony of plaintiff’s witnesses, I think the substance of this case is as follows:
Plaintiff authorized Jay to find a purchaser for the property; Jay secured from the Brownes an offer to purchase at the price fixed by plaintiff, and plaintiff, after investigating the Brownes’ financial responsibly, accepted the offer; the Brownes in making the offer acted for themselves alone and in good faith intended to buy the property; after the offer was accepted the Brownes for personal reasons did not wish to consummate the sale and so…
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- Payne v. BeardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
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