Legal Opinion
Ochs v. Weil
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 15, 1944No. 8633PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This is a suit for specific performance of a contract for the sale of real estate. *759The District Court, on motion of defendant (appellee), dismissed the complaint because of “failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”1 The case stated is this:
Some time prior to June 4, 1943, the defendant, Dr. Weil, employed Lawrence D. Engel, Inc., a local real estate dealer, to sell for him the property located at 3147 M Street, Northwest, in the City of Washington. Engel almost immediately obtained from Sam Ochs and Jack Small, of Washington (appellants), an offer to purchase the property…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Grafton v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Tucker v. GraySupreme Court of Florida · 1921
- Barkhurst v. NevinsNebraska Supreme Court · 1921
- Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc. v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Anchorage-Hynning & Co., a District of Columbia Limited Partnership v. Thomas G. MoringielloCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Mark Keshishian & Sons, Inc. v. Washington Square, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Hackney v. Morelite ConstructionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Wemhoff v. Investors Management Corp. of AmericaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Easter v. Kass-Berger, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
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