Legal Opinion
Fortune v. Evans
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 14, 1948No. 596PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal involves a controversy over a building contract. Plaintiff alleged that defendant orally agreed to erect for plaintiff a building in accordance with plans contained in a contract between plaintiff and -a Mr. and Mrs. Worthy; that defendant was paid in full but failed to fully perform; and that it would cost plaintiff $3,-000 to complete the job, for which sum judgment was asked. Defendant admitted a contract but on different terms than those claimed by plaintiff; admitted that he failed to complete the job in some particulars; and alleged his failure so to do…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lindsey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Heard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
- J. E. Hanger, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
- Collins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Fleming v. TwineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
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