Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Rettger
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 29, 1951No. 1104PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Mrs. Rettger signed a- contract to purchase a farm in Maryland from Mr. and Mrs. Atkinsom Mr. Schwartz acted as broker in the transaction and a deposit of $1,000 was paid to him by. Mrs. Rettger. The .contract was never completed and Mrs. Rettger sued the Atkinsoris and Schwartz for the return of the deposit. On opening .statements the trial court directed verdicts for Mrs. Rettger against the Atkinsons for $500 and against the broker for $500. 1 The broker has appealed.
The contract contained the following provisions :
“On or before
“(13) Within — April 1, 1949 — days from…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hansbrough v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Willson v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1896
- Davy v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Barnette v. SayersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Zulver Realty Co. v. SnyderCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Berg v. SlaffDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Sampson v. McAdooCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Butler v. MyersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Aladdin Realty Co. v. RollinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966