Legal Opinion
Royall v. Weitzman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 1, 1956No. 1853-1855PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON; Acting Judge.
A tenant appeals from judgments for possession in three landlord-tenant suits involving adjacent properties. The judgments were awarded on plaintiff’s 1 claim that defendant was holding over in-premises which had been sold by trustees under a deed of trust, that plaintiff was assignee of the purchaser at such sale, and that notice to quit had been served upon- defendant. This type of action is authorized by our Code 1951, § 11-735. The answer interposed several defenses, some of which will be discussed in this opinion.
The first ’ contention pressed upon us at considerable…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hill v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Craig v. HeilDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Knowles v. MosherDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Thornhill v. Atlantic Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1934
- Mindell v. GlennDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Barr v. Rhea Radin Real Estate, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
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- Hamilton v. William Calomiris Investment Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Restifo v. PastorDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
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