Legal Opinion
Bruffy v. Baker
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 31, 1938No. 7077PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court which dismissed, after a hearing on the merits, a bill of complaint by which appellants sought to rescind their instalment contracts and notes for the purchase of lots in North Beach Park, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Appellee Gibbs L. Baker contracted to sell the property to appellants and to convey it, free of encumbrances, on payment of the full purchase price. The contracts represented him as owner. The District Court found the following facts, among others: Baker had legal title and authority to sell. The holder of a mortgage on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Woodman v. Blue Grass Land Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Cameron v. Edgemont Investment Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1931
- Sachs v. OwingsCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Suburban Improvement Co. v. Scott Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
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