Legal Opinion
St. James Mutual Homes v. Andrade
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 2008No. 01-CV-1371PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Senior Judge:
This appeal arises from a dispute between St. James Mutual Homes (“St. James”), a cooperative housing corporation, and Tracy Andrade, one of its former members. After a non-jury trial, the court awarded Mr. Andrade the return of what the parties have referred to as “membership monies,” which are the initial payments made to St. James when someone becomes a member of the cooperative, plus interest and court costs. 1 The trial court also denied St. James’ counterclaim for unpaid “carrying costs” — ie., the monthly payments a member makes to the cooperative. St. James argues…
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