COLLIER v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY

No. 2931.

180 A.2d 846 (1962)

Edward D. COLLIER, trading as Collier Realty Co., Appellant, v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided May 11, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

John F. Myers, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, QUINN, Associate Judge, and MYERS, Associate Judge of The Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, sitting by designation.


HOOD, Chief Judge.

Appellant, a real estate broker, had in his employ as sales manager, one Martin. It was Martin's duty, in appellant's absence, to receive from salesmen deposits made by prospective buyers. On one occasion Martin received from a salesman a cash deposit of $500, but failed to deliver it to appellant or to properly account for it. The prospective sale did not materialize, and appellant, being obligated to return the deposit, was forced to pay it from...

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