BARNES v. SIND

No. 9608.

341 F.2d 676 (1965)

Roland E. BARNES, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Abraham S. SIND and Israel Cohen, partners, trading as A. Sind & Associates and Abraham S. Sind and Israel Cohen, individually, Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Washington, D. C. (John Silard, Washington, D. C., on brief), for appellant and cross-appellee.

Edward Pierson, Baltimore, Md. (Morris D. Schwartz, Washington, D. C., on brief), for appellees and cross-appellants.

Before HAYNSWORTH, BOREMAN and BRYAN, Circuit Judges.


HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Cross appeals bring before us a controversy arising out of a real estate transaction. We remand for further proceedings because the appeals have made it apparent that the specific performance ordered by the District Court is inappropriate.

The plaintiff, a Negro, made an abortive attempt to purchase a house and lot in a residential subdivision under development in Maryland. The promoters, moved by threats of litigation and publicity...

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