National Metropolitan Bank of Washington v. Judge

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellants, trustees under the will of O. H. P. Johnson, are owners of premises 2205 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, which they leased as a dwelling to appellee for a two year term ended November 30, 1942. At the expiration of the term appellee continued in possession. In the year 1943, the trustees informed her they considered it best for the trust estate that the property be sold and made repeated efforts to obtain the tenant’s consent to the showing of the property to prospective purchasers. The tenant consistently refused to admit prospective buyers to the property.…