Legal Opinion
Standley v. Egbert
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1970No. 5148PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment against appellant Standley on his complaint seeking return of architectural fees advanced to appellee Egbert. The written contract was terminated due to the inability of the architect to design the desired home within the orally agreed cost limitations. The appeal is also from a partial award of Egbert’s counterclaim for additional compensation. The trial court, impressed “by the complete credibility of both parties”, placed fault on the breakdown of the lines of communication between the parties, demonstrated by the failure of the…
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- Giotis v. LampkinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Spitz v. BrickhouseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Ozerol v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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