Legal Opinion
Malcolm Price, Inc. v. Sloane
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 1973No. 6528PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
A contractor appeals from an order which dismissed its complaint seeking enforcement of a mechanic’s lien. We conclude that the motion to dismiss was granted erroneously, and remand the cause for trial.
Malcolm Price, Inc. (Price) is a home improvement contractor. In February of 1971, Price entered into a written agreement with Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Sloane, the appellees herein, pursuant to which Price was to renovate the basement of ap-pellees’ residence. While the contract itself provided that Price would be compensated on a cost plus 25 percent basis, it appears…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Begnaud v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1948
- Wittlin v. GiacaloneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Delson v. MinogueDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1961
- Kron v. Young & Simon, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Burch v. Amsterdam CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Willis v. CheekDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Security National Bank v. LishDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Doolin v. Environmental Power Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Jordan v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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