Legal Opinion
Hecht Co. v. Whiteford
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 16, 1943No. 8246PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Associate Justice.
The main facts in this case are not in dispute. Appellant, the Hecht Company, owned a large warehouse which was to become vacant. In February, 1936, it retained appellee, Whiteford, a real estate broker, to sell or find a tenant for the property. Whiteford’s agency was not exclusive and other brokers were retained for the same purpose. Since the property was in Washington, Whiteford’s first and obvious move was to interview an employee of the government’s Office of Space Control. He promptly did so. Some months later he took another Space Control employee out for a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Tool Co. v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Whitcomb v. BaconMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Battle v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
- Wardman v. Washington Loan & Trust Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1937
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. PerezCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1992
- Moran v. AudetteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Webster v. PerperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- National Savings & Trust Company, as Successor Trustee for the Alonzo Bliss Properties v. B. Franklin KahnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Zellan v. WinstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
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