Legal Opinion
Elfriede Eitel v. W. Horace Schmidlapp
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1972No. 71-1926PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, plaintiff sought to require defendant to reconvey to her a parcel of land located in Virginia. Plaintiff’s theory of recovery was that her agent, Halsey, exceeded his authority in the sale of the land and that defendant’s agent, Bowman, fraudulently conveyed the property to the defendant. The district court found that plaintiff’s agent had not exceeded his authority, but that even if he had, plaintiff’s loss was not recoverable from the defendant. The court also found that Bowman was not the defendant’s agent, but if he were, his fraudulent acts…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Colorado Coal & Iron Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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- Wright-Blodgett Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Curtis, Collins & Holbrook Co. v. United States, and Twenty-Three Other CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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- Estate of Olive D. Casey, Deceased Carlton D. Casey, C. Lewis Casey, Robert T. Casey v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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