Legal Opinion
Fowel v. Insurance Bldg., Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 1943No. 54PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
The action below was by Insurance Building, Inc. against Redge Fowel for $666.67 covering rent claimed to be due from February 1, 1942 to April 20, 1942, for a florist shop in the building of plaintiff. One of the defenses was by way of counterclaim for the value of flowers alleged to have been frozen as a result of plaintiff’s failure to furnish heat during certain periods of the winter of 1941-1942. The amount claimed for such damage was $1,516 and this was later reduced by stipulation to $169. The jury by its verdict awarded plaintiff the full amount of its claim…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Yazoo & M. V. R. v. ScottMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
- Ferebee v. Norfolk Southern RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
- Chichester Chemical Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
- Ecker v. PottsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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