Roscoe L. Jones v. District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation, the Ellen Real Estate Corporation v. District of Columbia, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated cases appellants, rooming house and apartment operators, are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the District of Columbia’s attempt to enforce the fire safety provisions of “The 1961 Building Code of the District of Columbia.” Presuming to act in behalf of all owners and operators of such businesses, they challenge the constitutionality of the fire provisions of the Code as applied to them. The District Court found that the appellants’ opposition to the relevant provisions of the Code stemmed, not from concern for their…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hannah v. LarcheSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Jordan v. American Eagle Fire Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- La Forest v. Board of CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
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- Apartment & Office Building Ass'n of Metropolitan Washington v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Howard v. Bradshaw and Ona Bradshaw v. United States of America, Howard v. Bradshaw and Ona Bradshaw v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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