Legal Opinion
Shaffer v. Berger
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 1951No. 1037PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
Defendant Shaffer wished to sell his dry cleaning and tailoring business. He gave oral permission to plaintiff Berger to seek a purchaser. Berger produced an interested buyer but before any written contract of •sale was executed Shaffer sold the business to another party. Berger and William E, Thrift, trading as Thriftee Brokers, and Marie Wilde, an agent for the firm, brought an action in two counts for a broker’s commission and for alleged damage to business reputation. The trial court dismissed: Marie Wilde as a party plaintiff and directed a verdict for defendant…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dotson v. MillikenSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Stokes v. WolfCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1921
- Dotson v. MillikenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1906
- Murphy v. MallosDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Campbell v. RawlingsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1922
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Pastor v. CaneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Pastor v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Schanerman v. Everett and Carbin, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
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