Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Howard D. Johnson Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1950No. 6038_1PublishedCited by 331 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs from a summary judgment for the defendant in an action to recover damages for breach of a rental contract. Plaintiffs were the owners of a lot which they had purchased and leased to defendant under an agreement to erect a building thereon for which the defendant was to pay the cost of construction above a certain amount. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants had breached the contract by failure to approve contracts for the construction of the building or to take action looking to contracts for construction which it would approve. Defendant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Bulldog Electric Products CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Paul E. Hawkinson Co. v. DennisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Furton v. City of MenashaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by331 opinions
- Charbonnages De France v. Frank B. Smith, Juanita Smith, Frank Smith, Jr., Smith Brothers Construction Company and Continental Coal Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Kessing v. National Mortgage CorporationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
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- United Oil Co. v. Urban Redevelopment CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 v. Centra, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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