Legal Opinion
Cecil Tutt v. Lewis Doby
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 16, 1972No. 24248PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
In 1967, landlord Lewis Doby filed a suit for possession of an apartment against his tenant, Cecil Tutt, in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of what was then the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions. The complaint alleged that Tutt was in default for $275 rent. The complaint was served by a United States Marshal by “posting” on the door to the apartment. A default judgment was entered fifteen days after the action was filed when Tutt failed to appear. Tutt then vacated the premises.
In 1968, Doby sued Tutt again, this time for $275 plus interest. This action…
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