Legal Opinion
O'BRIEN v. Morgan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1954No. 1462PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
O’Brien, plaintiff below, a broker in interstate motor carrier operating rights, sued Morgan for one-half of a..commission received by him in the sale of certain operating rights. The trial court found for Morgan, and this appeal followed.
It was shown at trial that Morgan was-the attorney for one Marshall, who had certain motor carrier operating rights to. sell. Marshall authorized Morgan to sell these rights and agreed to pay 'him 10% of the sales price as a commission. Morgan, in turn, agreed to give O’Brien one-half of the commission if he, O’Brien,, could sell the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rieffer v. HollingsworthDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Battle v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
- Hecht Co. v. WhitefordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Potomac Chemical Co. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Lady v. Realty Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Reiman & Co. v. Eromanga Investment, N.V.District Court, District of Columbia · 1985
- Sam Blanken & Co. v. Tinos, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966