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Borchardt v. Demas

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Feb 8, 1951
187 F.2d 517 (D.C. Cir. 1951)

Summary

upholding order granting specific performance of stock-purchase option agreement

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Opinion

No. 10699.

Argued January 12, 1951.

Decided February 8, 1951.

Marcus Borchardt, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

James M. Earnest, Washington, D.C., with whom J. Strouse Campbell, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before PROCTOR, BAZELON, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


This is an appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, decreeing specific performance against the vendor under an agreement granting an option for the purchase of stock in a closely-held corporation. We consider that the findings of fact of the trial court are supported by the evidence, and that the conditions of exercise of the option were met on a timely and adequate basis. Grice v. Jones, 33 App.D.C. 278; 3 Pomeroy's Equity Jurisprudence (5th ed.) § 965. As we find no prejudicial error in the record, the judgment of the District Court will be affirmed.


Summaries of

Borchardt v. Demas

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Feb 8, 1951
187 F.2d 517 (D.C. Cir. 1951)

upholding order granting specific performance of stock-purchase option agreement

Summary of this case from Wright v. Howard Univ.
Case details for

Borchardt v. Demas

Case Details

Full title:BORCHARDT et al. v. DEMAS et al

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Feb 8, 1951

Citations

187 F.2d 517 (D.C. Cir. 1951)

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