Legal Opinion
Harold R. Farrow v. Robert v. Cahill and Joel R. Kaswell
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 12, 1980No. 79-1817PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, two Washington lawyers, ask us to reverse the district court’s decision to enforce a written agreement they reached with an Oakland, California, law firm, their former employer, to buy that firm’s Washington branch office. Their most meritorious contention is that the District of Columbia Statute of Frauds bars enforcement of the agreement. We disagree and affirm.
I. SUMMARY OF THE FACTS FOUND BY THE TRIAL COURT
After a bench trial, District Judge Harold Greene found the following: 1 In 1971 appellants Cahill and Kaswell joined an Oakland, California, law…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Boris S. Browzin v. Catholic University of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Brown v. BrownDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
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