Rosenkoff v. Finkelstein

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant’s “Complaint for Money Damages for Unjust Enrichment and Malicious Interference With Contract Rights” alleges that appellees gave appellant an option to buy certain land and afterwards sold the land at a higher price to a man whom, as appellant had told appellees, appellant had interested in buying it. Though appellant is, in the District of Columbia, a licensed broker, he says he was not acting as a broker. The land is in Maryland.

The alleged option was oral. Appellant does not deny that an option to buy land is required by the ■ statute of frauds to be in…