Douglas v. Lyles

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• applying doctrine to contract for sale of property over which seller did not have legal title
• \[A] Maryland Court of Appeals decision expounding the common law of that state is 'an especially persuasive authority when the District's common law is silent.' \ (quoting Forrest v. Verizon Communications, Inc. , 805 A.2d 1007 , 1012 n.12 (D.C. 2002) )

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