Legal Opinion
Pers Travel, Inc. v. Canal Square Associates
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 15, 2002No. 00-CV-77PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In this landlord-tenant case, Pers Travel, Inc. (“Pers”), the tenant, appeals from a judgment granting possession of the leased premises to the landlord, Canal Square Associates (“Canal Square”). Pers contends that the trial court erred in rejecting its jury demand. In fight of the clear jury waiver clause contained in the lease, we affirm the judgment.
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On August 11, 1994, Canal Square and Pers executed a five-year lease for a suite of offices in a commercial building on M Street, N.W., in the Georgetown section of the District of Columbia. The lease was scheduled to…
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