Legal Opinion
Sabghir v. Ginsburg
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 1947No. 463PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Appellant contracted to buy real estate •and made a deposit of $200 as part payment on the purchase price. Sale was not completed and appellant sued to recover back the deposit from the broker who, as agent for the seller, had negotiated the sale and received the deposit. The trial court denied a recovery.
The contract required settlement within forty-five days or as soon thereafter as report on title could be secured, and provided for forfeiture of the deposit at the option of the seller if the purchaser failed to make settlement. Shortly after the contract was made,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barnette v. SayersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Sheffield v. Paul T. Stone, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- MacNamee v. HermannCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
3Cited by5 opinions
- Mitchell v. Ralph D. Cohn, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Meckler v. BaughDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Harrington v. HeaneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Isard v. ApplesteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Schwartz v. RettgerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951