Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Partridge
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 3, 1949No. 9750PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to Mrs. Grace Partridge, who, as plaintiff, sought damages from Mrs. Helen Draper Hoffman for breach of a contract to sell and convey real estate. Then, after hearing evidence, the court awarded damages in the sum of $15,200 plus title expense. Mrs. Hoffman appeals.
The appellant was the owner of a seventeen-room residence in Chevy Chase, which was quite old and badly in need of repairs. She authorized Mrs. Partridge, a real estate sales agent, to sell the house and lot for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Waterman v. BanksSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Wittlin v. GiacaloneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Mead v. GilbertCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1936
- Wood & Brooks Co. v. D. E. Hewit Lumber Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
- Rice Lands & Products Co. v. BlevinsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Zampos v. United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Co. Anderson v. United States Smelting, Refining and Mining CoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Short v. Hotel Riviera, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 1963
- Fowler v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Laurie L. Abraham v. Graphic Arts International UnionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Surkin v. CharterisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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