Legal Opinion

Syndicated Const. Corp. v. Ross

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 1, 1948No. 715PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

CLAGETT, Associate Judge.

Plaintiffs purchased from defendant a house and lot under a written sales agree*369ment. Before settlement of the purchase the parties entered into a supplemental written contract whereby defendant agreed to construct on the lot for $500 a six-foot retaining wall with a three-foot iron fence on top. Although the full price was paid, defendant erected only a four-foot wall without any fence. Plaintiffs thereupon sued to recover $500 damages. The jury awarded a verdict for plaintiffs for only $56.60. Defendant has appealed. Plaintiffs did not enter an appearance on the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. National City Bank of NY v. HotchkissSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Hotchkiss v. National City Bank of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1911
  3. Ernst v. Mechanics' & Metals Nat. Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
  4. Soldano v. HolmesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wm. G. Wetherall, Inc. v. KramerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969

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