Derbes v. Blache

Plaintiff sues J. Henry Blache in his capacity as a real estate agent for the return of $1,000.00, unpaid balance of a sum which had been deposited on October 9, 1925, by plaintiff to bind a contract for the purchase of a certain lot in this city. The impossibility of enforcement of the contract is alleged to have been caused by the fact that the offer to purchase was made by plaintiff to himself and is therefore worthless. The allegation is also made that defendant, on October 27, 1925, returned $1,000.00 of this deposit.

The surety on the bond of defendant was also made a party to the suit,…