Legal Opinion
Jess Fisher & Co. v. Darby
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1953No. 1323PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This was a suit for a real estate broker’s commission. Appellant, plaintiff in the trial court, obtained from the defendant a thirty-day exclusive authorization to offer her apartment building for sale, agreeing to pay a 5% commission if a sale were consummated. Plaintiff claimed that he complied with the conditions set forth in the sales agreement within the thirty-day period but that the defendant refused to sign the contract. Trial was before the court, and a finding was entered for defendant.
On appeal plaintiff contends that the court erred in permitting defendant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Seitz v. Brewers' Refrigerating MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Burke v. DulaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Mitchell v. DavidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Lippincott v. KerrDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1930
- Wetzel v. De GrootDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Feder v. River's Edge Restaurant, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- NORTHEAST MOTOR COMPANY v. NealDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
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