Legal Opinion
Knight v. Sontag
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 1953No. 1363PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, an attorney, sued a former client on a promissory note. Defendant pleaded lack or failure of consideration, fraud, duress, and undue influence. He also filed a counterclaim demanding the return of money paid to plaintiff. The jury returned a verdict for defendant on plaintiff’s claim and for defendant on his counterclaim. Bringing this appeal, plaintiff first assigns as error the denial of his motion for directed verdict on the note and counterclaim, and of his motion for judgment non obstante veredicto.
It is necessary to examine the transaction between the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- S. S. Kresge Co. v. HollandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1946
- Car & General Ins. Corporation v. CheshireCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by6 opinions
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