Legal Opinion
Harvey's Inc. v. AC ELECTRIC COMPANY
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1965No. 3621PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
In early 1961 the parties entered into a verbal agreement for renovation of the electrical system in appellant’s restaurant. Appellee completed the work on April 21, 1961, and it was approved by the District of Columbia. There is no dispute that the system operated satisfactorily until August 21, 1961, when it failed and appellant was without electricity for several hours during the evening. As a result, appellant allegedly suffered damages of $3,000 due to a loss of income from sales, spoilage of food and loss of reputation, for which it thereafter brought suit.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Boomhower, Inc. v. Louis L. LavineDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1957
- Hitchner Wall Paper Co. v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1909
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