Legal Opinion

McDonald v. Stone

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 25, 1952No. 1169PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

As part of a transaction in which they bought a house in nearby Maryland, appellants Mr. and Mrs. McDonald executed a second trust note for $3450 tó the order of Philip B. Key who was the broker in the transaction. Key endorsed the note to Sligo Hills Corporation, the builders of the house, and that corporation in turn endorsed it in blank. Through settlement at a title company it was negotiated to ap-pellee Matthew X. Stone. Aftér' the note had been paid off, Mr. and Mrs. McDonald sued Stone charging that he had in fact loaned them only $2760, and that the difference…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Nolan v. WerthCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
  2. Troietto v. G. H. Hammond Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
  3. Clemson v. BestWashington Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Swift v. White Oak Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1915
  5. Metropolitan Loan & Trust Co. v. SchaferCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1916

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Feltman v. SarbovDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Makins v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. H. G. Smithy Co. v. Washington Medical Center, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Wilson v. GordenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Elliott v. SchleinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954

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