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DRAZIN v. AMERICAN OIL CO.

No. 13102.

395 A.2d 32 (1978)

Sidney DRAZIN and Bernice Drazin, Appellants, v. The AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip N. Margolius, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

William J. Rowan, III, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KERN and MACK, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

Appellants seek review of an order denying specific performance of a contract for the sale of land. The question presented to us on appeal is one of first impression in this court. The issue, simply stated, is: In a contract for the sale of land where time is not of the essence, can it thereafter be made of the essence by the unilateral act of one of the parties. We answer that it can and affirm the trial court.

In February 1976, appellants...

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