Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Brown
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1949No. 719PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Walter A. Brown, Jr., and Ruth M. Brown, hereinafter referred to as the broker, acted as agents 'in the leasing of certain store property owned by Charles G. and Etta S. Wells in April 1943. The lease provided that “Walter A. Brown, as agent, shall receive five (5%) per cent commission of all rentals paid under this lease, any renewal or assignment thereof or the continued occupancy of the premises by said lessee, his heirs, administrators or assigns,” and it was to run from April 15, 1943, to April 14, 1945, with an option in the lessee for a renewal of two additional…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Shepherd v. MaySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Sachs v. Ohio Nat. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
- Sayward v. Dexter, Horton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1896
- Vilter Mfg. Co. v. LoringCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Dreyfuss v. LundDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Thornton v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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