Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Heaney
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 28, 1953No. 1396PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate.Judge.
Harrington contracted to buy a house from Cohen and made a deposit of $750' as part payment on the purchase price. The sale was not completed and Harrington brought suit to recover the deposit. This appeal is from the trial court’s denial of recovery.
At the time suit was filed Harrington and Robinson were partners engaged in the real estate business. Their partnership has since been dissolved. Appellee Heaney is a real estate broker, with whom appellee Cohen is associated.
The contract between Harrington and Cohen was entered into on September 5, 1946. By its terms…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Citizens Nat. Bank of Roswell v. DavissonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Maryland Construction Co. v. KuperCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1900
- Friedman v. Decatur CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Brown v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1911
- Hazleton v. Le DucCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
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