Legal Opinion

Light v. Farmer

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 24, 1948No. Nos. 678, 679PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Draisner, through straw party Light, contracted to buy certain real estate from the Farmers for $20,000, and shortly thereafter agreed to sell the property to Monaco for $21,000. Settlement of these contracts was never made and eventually the Farmers sold the property directly to the Monacos. Action was brought by Drais-ner against the Farmers and Monacos on the ground that by their collusion his contracts were circumvented and he was deprived of his profit of $1,000.

Buchanan, the broker who negotiated the Draisner-Farmer contract, also brought action against both the…

2Cited by1 opinion

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