Heitmuller v. Stokes
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Slyvanus Stokes against Anna Heitmuller. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District for the plaintiff, appellee here, under law rule 19 of that court, in a landlord and tenant proceeding instituted in the municipal court.
Appellant challenges law rule 19, and relies upon the Saulsbury Resolution (40 Slat. 593). Rule 19 was sustained in Borden v. Carter, 261 Fed. 458, decided by this court on November 3, 1919 (47 Wash. Law Rep. 749), while the Saulsbury Resolution was declared umcon-stitutional in Willson v. McDonnell (D. C.) 265 Fed. 432, decided December 1, 1919.
Counsel for appellant suggest…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- United States v. LynahSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Willson v. McDonnellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1919
- Borden v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1919