Legal Opinion
Remeikis v. Boss & Phelps, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 28, 1980No. 79-361PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
Appellants bought a house which, they discovered after closing, had extensive termite damage. They sued (a) the seller, Mrs. Herman, for breach of contract and fraud, and (b) the real estate agent, Boss & Phelps, and termite inspection company, Western, for negligence and fraud. Mrs. Herman settled the breach-of-contract and fraud claims against her by tendering $10,-000. Later, during trial, she died and the cross claims against her were dropped. At the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence, the trial judge granted a directed verdict in favor of Boss & Phelps and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Bennett v. KigginsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- McKenna v. AustinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
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