Legal Opinion
Fields v. Hunter
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 1, 1977No. 10452PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment against the plaintiff-liquor store owner who sought (1) money owing for goods sold and delivered, and (2) punitive damages. The trial court found that the transaction at issue was a sale of liquor on credit in violation of D.C. Code 1973, § 25-133 and that therefore the defendant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. We affirm.
There is no material dispute as to the facts. Sometime in early February of 1974 an agreement was made between plaintiff Fields and defendant Hunter for the sale of a substantial…
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