Legal Opinion
Hirshon v. Whelan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 1955No. 1578PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Appellee, hereafter called the buyer, purchased a restaurant-bakery business from appellant, hereafter called the seller, and after operating the business for about two months abandoned it and brought this action to rescind the sale and to recover that part of the purchase price he had paid and damages for losses alleged to have been sustained in the operation of the business. The trial court granted the relief sought and the seller has appealed.
The trial court found that the sale was induced by false and material representations of the seller as to (1) the outstanding…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. Oregon Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Philpott v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1934
- Al Friedman v. International Association of MacHinistsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Klepinger v. RhodesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Durham v. New Amsterdam Cas. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United Securities Corporation v. FranklinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Davis v. Gulf Oil Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Giotis v. LampkinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Kent Homes, Incorporated v. FrankelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Simons v. Federal Bar Building CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
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