Legal Opinion

Keiser v. Walsh

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 21, 1941No. 7706PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

The question is whether appellant’s amended complaint, which the District Court dismissed, states a claim on which relief can be granted.

The amended complaint alleges that in January, 1938, plaintiff contracted with Bowling & Gardiner to act as their real estate sales representative in “Edgewood,” for commissions of five per cent on sales negotiated by him and one per cent on sales negotiated by others; that plaintiff thereafter employed defendant as a real estate salesman; that defendant resigned that employment on May 28, 1938; and that “prior to his resignation…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  3. Trice v. ComstockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
  4. Lindsay v. SwiftMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
  5. Pratt v. Shell Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Cadwallader v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. Maryland Metals, Inc. v. MetznerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
  3. National Rejectors, Inc. v. TriemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  4. Community Counselling Service, Incorporated v. Robert Benedict ReillyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
  5. Dotschay v. National Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957

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