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GOON v. GEE KUNG TONG, INC.

No. 85-1440.

544 A.2d 277 (1988)

George GOON, et al., Appellants, v. GEE KUNG TONG, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 16, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Parsons, with whom Harold B. Peek, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Claire O. Ducker, Sr., Locust Grove, Va., for appellee.

Before BELSON, ROGERS and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellants participated in several private Chinese lending and borrowing organizations known as "wuis" which operated at the premises of appellee, Gee Kung Tong, Inc. When the wuis failed, appellants brought suit against appellee alleging that it had guaranteed their deposits. The trial court directed a verdict for appellee, based in part on the Statute of Frauds. A letter written by appellee's attorney which purportedly admits liability was proffered...

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