Legal Opinion
Brier v. Orenberg
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 5, 1952No. 1222PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
By an instrument in writing Brier, to whom we shall refer as seller, contracted to sell his grocery business to Orenberg, to whom we shall refer as buyer. The sale was not completed on the date fixed for settlement and some two weeks thereafter the buyer sued the seller, claiming that he had breached his contract. He demanded $500 which was the amount fixed in the contract as liquidated damages to be paid by either party for a breach. The trial court ruled in favor of plaintiff-buyer and seller appeals.
The contract was dated September 12, 1951, and contained this proviso:
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2Cases cited2 opinions
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