Legal Opinion
Fireison v. Pearson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 1987No. 84-157PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Upon consideration of appellee’s petition for rehearing en banc, the division sua sponte grants reconsideration. Having concluded that the rule of Piper v. Jenkins, 207 Md. 308, 314, 113 A.2d 919, *1047922 (1955) (if “the means of knowledge are at hand, and the purchaser undertakes to make an examination of the land records, he cannot say that he was deceived and injured by misrepresentations of the vendor”) is controlling even in the absence of actual notice to the purchaser’s agent, see Shappirio v. Goldberg, 192 U.S. 232, 241, 24 S.Ct. 259, 261, 48 L.Ed. 419 (1904) (agent’s knowledge,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Shappirio v. GoldbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Marshall v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Piper v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
- Manuel Ellis v. Victor M. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Bay General Industries, Inc. v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kidd v. MullWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2004
- Rockley Manor v. StrimbeckWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
- Stev-Mar, Inc. v. MatvejsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Young Women's Christian Ass'n of the National Capital Area v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- West v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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