U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1963

Albert C. Simonson v. International Bank of Washington

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided January 4, 1963 · Miller, Fahy, Wright

312 F.2d 887; 114 U.S. App. D.C. 160 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Mr. Raymond W. Bergan, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Edward Bennett Williams, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant., Mr. George F. Bason, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Guy Martin, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for ap-pellee.

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision.

President of Georgetown College v. Madden (District Court, D. Maryland 1980)
Fox-Greenwald Sheet Metal Co., Inc. v. Markowitz Bros., Inc., Continental Casualty Co., Blake Construction Co., Inc., United States of America (D.C. Cir. 1971)
Burgess v. Square 3324 Hampshire Gardens Apartments, Inc. (D.C. 1997)
Kingston Housing Authority v. Sandonato & Bogue, Inc. (Mass. App. Ct. 1991)
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina v. Odell Associates, Inc. (N.C. Ct. App. 1983)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This is an action ex contractu brought ;by Simonson against International Bank. The District Court held that the contract sued on was not under seal, and that therefore this action was barred because the three-year period of limitation had run. Simonson insists the contract was under seal and so was subject to the twelve-year period of limitation which has not expired.

The corporate seal of the International Bank was affixed but there was no other seal, and no recital or other indication that the execution of a sealed instrument was intended by the bank. In these circumstances, we hold the contract is not a sealed instrument. Sigler v. Mt. Vernon Bottling Co., 104 U.S.App.D.C. 260, 261 F.2d 378 (1958); Brown v. Commercial Fire Insurance Co., 21 App.D.C. 325, 336 (1903).

Affirmed.

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