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BROWN v. COATES

No. 13749.

253 F.2d 36 (1958)

Sidney J. BROWN, Appellant, v. James R. COATES, Marion E. Coates, and Margaret E. Brown, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1958.

Petition for Rehearing Denied March 14, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Brainard H. Warner, III, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Herman Miller, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Harry A. Finney, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Dennis Collins, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees.

Before WASHINGTON, BASTIAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Rehearing In Banc Denied March 14, 1958.

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a verdict awarding appellees $7,059.00 compensatory and $7,500.00 punitive damages for an agent's breach of trust in a real estate transaction. Resolving all conflicts of evidence to conform with the verdict, the facts are these:

Having seen newspaper ads soliciting business from the public appellee Mrs. Coates telephoned the First...

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