Legal Opinion
Mary Osin v. Robert H. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 11, 1957No. 13432PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURGER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, a woman of more than average business experience, agreed to sell a parcel of improved real estate to appel-lee Johnson and subsequently executed and delivered a deed, taking back a note for the full purchase price of $30,000. There was no down payment. Johnson represented to appellant that he would prepare, execute and record a trust on the property to secure his purchase money note.
After delivery of the deed to him, Johnson recorded the deed but did not prepare and record the trust instrument as he had promised appellant he would do. For this breach of faith…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Colorado Coal & Iron Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Brown v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Harrington v. EmmermanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Baker v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Hitz v. National Metropolitan BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Gray v. GrayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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