Legal Opinion
Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc. v. White
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 26, 1933No. 5770PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, Associate Justice.
This is a bill in equity in which appellant was defendant below and appellees were plaintiffs. The purpose of the bill w'as to have specific performance of a contract dated the 21st of April, 1930, by which, it is claimed, appellant agreed to lease the premises of the appellees for a period of eight years at an annual rental of $6,000 a year and to purchase the property on or before the expiration of the lease period for $100,-000. The memorandum of the contract is in the following words:
“April 21-30.
“Morgage we secure $50,000.
“Lease 8 year $6,000 per year we pay all…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Beckwith v. TalbotSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Ryan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Lawson v. United States Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Butte & Superior Copper Co. v. Clark-Montana Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Drummond v. CraneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ochs v. WeilCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Ray Motor Lodge, Inc. v. ShatzNevada Supreme Court · 1964
- Fitzgan v. BurkeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- De Grazia v. AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Pierce v. Gillet & Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
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