Legal Opinion
McCulloch v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 1996No. 95-CV-935PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Appellants Robert and Maria McCulloch brought this action for negligence and breach of contract against the District of Columbia, claiming that the District failed to issue tax deeds to the McCulloehs as required by law. They sought to recover, as damages, the fair market value of the properties in question. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the District and limited the McCulloehs’ recovery to a refund of their purchase money and the interest thereon. Concluding that the only remedies available to aggrieved tax sale purchasers are those specified in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. General Douglas MacArthur Senior Village, Inc., D.C.R. Holding Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Robinson v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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