Legal Opinion
Isard v. Applestein
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1958No. 2223PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
Action by payee against maker of a check given as deposit on a contract for purchase of real estate. At conclusion of plaintiff’s case defendant moved for dismissal and announced that he would stand on the motion and offer no evidence in his own behalf. Decision was in favor of plaintiff.
The case coming to us in that posture we, like the trial court, must view the evidence in a light most favorable to plaintiff.
There was no question that defendant gave plaintiff the check as a deposit in connection with his written contract to buy certain real estate. The contract…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barnette v. SayersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Sheffield v. Paul T. Stone, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Holley v. SmalleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1921
- Knight v. SontagDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Sabghir v. GinsburgDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Dollak v. EDUCATIONAL AIDS COMPANYDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Manzon v. GreenwaldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Jones v. Raymond P. Keiflin, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1959