Legal Opinion
Columbia Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Jacksons
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 24, 1957No. 1887PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
The appellant, a Savings and Loan Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) sued appellee on a promissory note signed by the latter as maker and payable to the Association. The transaction underlying the signing of the note was as follows:
On October 19, 1954, the appellee, an illiterate who was unable to read but capable of signing his name, was approached by representatives of the Gibson Builders and PreFab Agency (hereinafter called Gibson) who persuaded him to sign a contract for the installation of an aluminum roof on his residence for the sum of $978.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Boston Steel & Iron Co. v. SteuerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Montgomery v. Virginia Stage Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Shokuwan Shimabukuro v. Higeyoshi NagayamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by7 opinions
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