Legal Opinion
Paul v. Holloway
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 30, 1956No. 1769PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Acting Judge.
In October 1952 appellant Mrs. Paul took possession of dwelling property under a three-year lease from Holloway. She paid rent through March 1955 and then vacated the property. Holloway later sued her for rent accruing during the • balance of the *588lease term. The trial court awarded judgment to plaintiff.
On this appeal defendant contends that because Holloway was not the owner, but had executed the lease as “broker” for the owner, he was not the proper party to maintain the action. She invokes Municipal Court Rule 17(a),1 ,which provides: “Every action shall be prosecuted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Heiskell v. MozieCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Koehne v. HarveyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Ancher v. LambDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
3Cited by6 opinions
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- DeFoe v. Carey Winston Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Solon Automated Services, Inc. v. Borger Management, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1990
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