Legal Opinion

United Clay Products Co. v. Linder

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 7, 1941No. 7633PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDGERTON, Associate Justice.

Appellee guaranteed, in writing, payment for materials which appellant sold to Huff. Huff defaulted, and appellant sued on the guaranty. Appellee defended on the ground that appellant failed to give prompt notice of Huff’s default. There was evidence that appellant agreed orally to give prompt notice,1 *broke this agreement, and thereby injured appellee. There was also contrary evidence. The case was heard without a jury. The court made a “Trial Finding for Defendant” (appellee), without more, and entered judgment accordingly.

We must assume that the court found all…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kaufman v. Penn Mut. Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. American Bankers Life Assurance Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1987
  2. Dodge Engineering Associates, Inc. v. Noland Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. Smith v. Lo CastroDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
  4. American Bankers' Life Assurance Company of Florida v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987

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