Legal Opinion
Harmony Corp. v. Penick
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 27, 1963No. 3226PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
Appellees sued Harmony Corporation, sales agent for Forest Knolls, Inc., to recover a deposit of $2,000 under their contract to purchase a house in Maryland.1 Upon cross motions for summary judgment upon agreed facts, the trial court ordered return'of the deposit to the Penicks and denied any relief to the agent. This appeal followed.
The stipulated facts are: On September 9, 1959, the Penicks signed a contract to buy a house in Maryland from Forest Knolls, Inc. They gave an initial deposit of $750 to appellant sales agent. Upon completion of the sale the vendor was to…
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- Landram v. JordanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1905
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