Legal Opinion
Drazin v. American Oil Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 13, 1978No. 13102PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
Appellants seek review of an order denying specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. The question presented to us on appeal is one of first impression in this court. The issue, simply stated, is: In a contract for the sale of land where time is not of the essence, can it thereafter be made of the essence by the unilateral act of one of the parties. We answer that it can and affirm the trial court.
In February 1976, appellants began negotiations with representatives of The American Oil Company (Amoco) for the purchase of a gasoline station owned by Amoco and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Phillips & Colby Construction Co. v. SeymourSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Cilabot v. Winter Park Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1894
- Ballen v. PotterNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Shreeve v. GreerArizona Supreme Court · 1946
- Soehnlein v. PumphreyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
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