Legal Opinion
Deland v. Wagner
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 20, 1933No. 5684PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
An appeal from a decree enforcing a statutory undertaking gpven to release a mechanic’s lien.
The facts as found by the lower court are in substance as follows:
On November 15, 1927, the Edson W. Briggs Company conveyed a certain unimproved lot situate in the District of Columbia to William Howard Gaskill. On December 2,1927, Gaskill conveyed the property by a first deed of trust to Rust and Bowie, trustees, to secure Pearl D. Clifford in the sum of $22,500 for money loaned, and by a second deed of trust to Seaford & Seaford, trustees, to secure the Edson W. Briggs Company…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Maiatico v. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1930
- Burleigh Building Co. v. Merchant Brick & Building Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1899
3Cited by4 opinions
- Waco Scaffold & Shoring Co. v. 425 Eye Street AssociatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Electrical Equipment Company v. Security National Bank, John W. Underwood and John P. CooneyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Moore v. AxelrodDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935