DRAYSON v. HEIGHT

No. 10781.

189 F.2d 658 (1951)

DRAYSON v. HEIGHT et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Arthur L. Willcher, Washington, D. C., for appellees Ralph D. Cohn and Frances W. Cohn.

Ernest C. Dickson, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee J. Lester Height.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, PRETTYMAN and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

The appellee, J. Lester Height, contracted in writing on October 27, 1949, to sell certain realty to the appellant, Milton Drayson. His wife, who was not a party to the contract, refused to join in a conveyance pursuant thereto. The appellant expressed his willingness to accept a deed executed by Height alone, without any reduction in price because of, and without indemnity against, the wife's outstanding dower. But Height refused...

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