Legal Opinion
Slater v. Berlin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1953No. 1284, 1285 and 1286PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Before us are three appeals, in a confused situation arising from an attempted sale and resale of real estate. It began when a couple named Carpenter contracted in writing to sell their house to Slater for $22,500. This contract was negotiated through a salesman in the brokerage office of Wickersham. Simultaneously Berlin was interested in buying the same property and approached Peterson, another salesman of the Wickersham office. Peterson reported to Berlin that Slater had already contracted to buy the property, and Berlin desiring to acquire it from Slater, Peterson then…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.California Court of Appeal · 1942
- Bu-Vi-Bar Petroleum Corporation v. KrowCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Thompson v. RectorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Owen v. SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- McDaniel v. DavesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1924
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Hecht Company v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Downing v. H. G. Smithy Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
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