Legal Opinion
Davy v. Crawford
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 19, 1945No. 8800PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a decree that the plaintiffs below recover $640 deposited under the terms of a combination lease and installment contract to purchase a home. Defendants had retaken possession of the property for failure to make the stipulated monthly payments and claimed the right to retain the deposit either as liquidated damages or as compensation for entering into the contract. The court held that the provisions in the contract permitting the defendants to retain this deposit were void as *575a penalty. The judgment of the court is clearly correct and will be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Bethlehem Steel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Barnette v. SayersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- District of Columbia v. Harlan & Hollingsworth Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1908
- Jaeger v. O'DonoghueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
3Cited by27 opinions
- Vicki Bagley Realty, Inc. v. LauferDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Order of Ahepa v. Travel Consultants, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Ashcraft & Gerel v. Coady, EdwardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Higgs v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- Burns v. Hanover InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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