Legal Opinion
Nolan v. Werth
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 10, 1944No. 8483PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
Appellees sued appellant in the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia to recover a balance due under a rent assignment contract. The issue was whether appellant, or a corporation of which he was an officer, was liable. Appellees insist that the contract bound appellant personally. A jury was waived, the case submitted to the court and a general verdict found for the defendant (appellant), and judgment was entered accordingly. On appeal to the Municipal Court of Appeals the judgment was reversed on the ground that all the evidence taken together made a clear case of personal liability on…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lawson v. United States Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- McCaughn v. Real Estate Land Title & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Hearst Radio, Inc. v. GoodCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
- United States v. IngallsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Werth v. NolanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
3Cited by41 opinions
- Conrad v. MedinaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Holt v. George Washington Life InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Curran v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Hallman v. Federal Parking Services, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- McDonald v. StoneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
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