Legal Opinion
Potomac Chemical Co. v. Chapman
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 26, 1944No. 8587PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
This is an action by a broker to recover compensation under a contract by which he agreed to sell the defendant’s product on commission. Defendant appeals from a judgment of $4,200 in favor of plaintiff.
The product is a rust preventive called. Tectyl. The original contract authorized plaintiff to endeavor to get Tectyl “tested, approved and used” by three specified companies. The contract, in the form of a. letter from plaintiff to defendant, further-read: “* * * should I be successful in getting any or all of the above to use Tectyl I am to receive, as my…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sibbald v. . the Bethlehem Iron CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Willcox & Gibbs Sewing MacHine Co. v. EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Crowe v. TrickeySupreme Court of the United States · 1907
3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. PincourtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Frank Buysse, Cross-Appellee v. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Chapman v. Potomac Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Leen v. Butter Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993
- Moore v. BurkeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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