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Donohoe v. Bernstein

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Jan 7, 1954
101 A.2d 515 (D.C. 1954)

Opinion

No. 1412.

Argued December 15, 1953.

Decided January 7, 1954.

APPEAL FROM MUNICIPAL COURT OF APPEALS, HOOD, A.J.

Herman Miller, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Mark P. Friedlander, Washington, D.C., with whom Edward A. Aaronson, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


The Bernsteins, real estate brokers, sued the Donohoes for a commission for obtaining a purchaser for their home. The Donohoes have appealed from the judgment against them.

It was undisputed that the brokers were engaged to find a purchaser, that their efforts resulted in a written contract by the Donohoes to sell to a Mrs. Green, and that the parties went to a title company for the purpose of completing the contract. It was further undisputed that the contract was not completed. The disputed question was whether the contract failed of completion because of the fault of the sellers or the purchaser. The trial court found in favor of the broker and thus impliedly found that the purchaser was ready, able and willing to complete the contract. There was evidence to sustain such finding and the judgment must be affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Donohoe v. Bernstein

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Jan 7, 1954
101 A.2d 515 (D.C. 1954)
Case details for

Donohoe v. Bernstein

Case Details

Full title:DONOHOE et al. v. BERNSTEIN et al

Court:Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Date published: Jan 7, 1954

Citations

101 A.2d 515 (D.C. 1954)