Legal Opinion
Seidenberg v. Burka
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1954No. 1488PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
A landlord of commercial property brought suit for possession against her tenant for nonpayment of rent, and included in the suit a demand for a money judgment in the amount of unpaid rent, $125. At trial the tenant admitted that the rent had not been paid, but asserted by way of set-off that the landlord was indebted to him in a far greater sum because of failure to repair-the roof as required by the lease. The evidence showed that the tenant entered into possession of the property in 1945 under a lease for a term of years and that he undertook extensive remodeling,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mitchell v. DavidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Lalekos v. MansetDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Rosenbloom v. PosnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
3Cited by4 opinions
- George Y. Worthington & Son Management Corp. v. LevyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Saunders v. First National Realty CorporationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Winchester Management Corp. v. StatenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Winchester Management Corp. v. StatenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976