Legal Opinion
Sheffield v. Paul T. Stone, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 25, 1938No. 6967PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
The plaintiff purchasers sued in the Municipal Court to recover from the defendant builders and vendors a $500 deposit on a contract for the construction and sale of a house. The court, without a jury, found for the defendants. The plaintiffs do not complain of the court’s finding that defendants did not, and plaintiffs did, break the contract; but plaintiffs contend that they are nevertheless entitled to a return of the deposit. They base this contention on a provision in the contract that on default by the purchaser “the deposit herein provided for may be…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Roehm v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Barnette v. SayersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
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