Legal Opinion
Morfessis v. Sterling Metalware Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1963No. 3250PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellee, a manufacturer of metalware equipment, sued appellant for the purchase price of a refrigerated stainless steel salad case. Appellant, a contractor engaged in remodeling and equipping restaurants, conceded liability for the purchase price, $1,012, but counterclaimed for $970. Trial was confined to the merits of the counterclaim (appellant proceeded as the party plaintiff), and at the close of all the evidence, the trial judge directed a verdict for appellee. This appeal followed.
Appellant testified that his purchase was unusual in that he contemplated a salad…
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