Legal Opinion
Gauss v. Kirk
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 19, 1952No. 10902PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
A deposit of $500 on the purchase of real estate was made by plaintiff Kirk, ap-pellee here, with the defendant Gauss, appellant, who was agent in the transaction. The proposed vendors were the Bowens. All these persons signed a contract bearing date September 11, 1948, the pertinent terms of which are as follows:
“Washington 11, D. C.,
Sept. 11, 1948.
“Received from Mr. T. H. Kirk a deposit of Five hundred Dollars ($500/-00; to be applied as part payment of the purchase of Lot 1025 in Square 2591, with improvements thereon known as No. 1659 Harvard St. N.W. in the District…
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