Legal Opinion
Young v. Kaminetzky
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 1954No. 1437PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Kaminetzky, plaintiff below, made a $1,000 deposit with Young on the purchase of a house. Young was acting as agent for the sellers, administrators of an estate. The sales contract provided that the entire deposit was to be held by Young until settlement was made. In the event of a forfeiture Young was to receive one-half of the deposit for his services.
Before the date of settlement, plaintiff wrote two letters to defendant attempting to rescind the contract because of alleged misrepresentations made concerning the house. Young refused to return the deposit and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Landram v. JordanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1905
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