Hiss v. Friedberg

This litigation arises out of the purchase of real estate in Fairfax county by Sidney M. Friedberg and others, hereinafter referred to as the Friedbergs, from Howard P. Horton and wife, in which transaction Alfred L. Hiss and John F. Rutledge, law partners practicing under the name of Hiss and Rutledge in Arlington county, were the settlement attorneys acting primarily for the Friedbergs.

The Friedbergs filed a bill in the court below against the Hortons claiming damages for the sellers’ breaches of warranty and covenants of title. An injunction was prayed for and granted restraining the…