Fowler v. Koehler
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for the plaintiff, a demurrer to the declaration having been overruled, and the defendant having declined to further plead. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Appellee, George Koehler, brought suit in the supreme court of the District of Columbia to recover from defendant, "Mary A. I1'owler, the value of an alleged interest in a party wall.
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Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for the plaintiff, a demurrer to the declaration having been overruled, and the defendant having declined to further plead. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Appellee, George Koehler, brought suit in the supreme court of the District of Columbia to recover from defendant, "Mary A. I1'owler, the value of an alleged interest in a party wall. Defendant demurred to the declaration on the ground that the plaintiff is without standing to maintain the action. On hearing, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
The acts of Congress are not important in this connection, since no attempt has been made, either by Congress or the commissioners of the District of Columbia, to enact a law or an ordinance legalizing the erection of party walls. It may well be that the acts of Congress only conferred power upon the commissioners to regulate the construction of party walls where authorized under existing conditions. In other words, wherever party walls were authorized to be constructed within the limits of the original city, or by contract of the parties outside of said limits, the Commissioners by proper…
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