Legal Opinion
Smith v. TOWN CENTER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1974No. 7374PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
In this appeal from a refusal to vacate a default judgment for possession of an apartment, we are presented with a question of mootness since Mrs. Smith vacated the premises. As a condition of a stay pending appeal, and in lieu of posting a su-persedeas bond, she was required to deposit monthly into the registry of the trial court an amount to cover rental value for the period of appeal. Mrs. Smith failed to make the first deposit and left in the face of being evicted. We hold the appeal to be moot and remand with instructions to vacate the judgment for possession and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Lena Robinson v. Diamond Housing CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Atkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Arstine Gaddis v. Dixie Realty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Westmoreland v. Weaver Brothers, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Young v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Jackson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Anderson v. William J. Davis, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Comedy v. VitoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Robbins v. ReaganDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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