Dreslin v. Phillips
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Landlord and tenant proceeding by William S. Phillips against Edward M. Dreslin. Judgment for plaintiff in the Supreme Court, on appeal from the municipal court, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, appellee here, in the Supreme Court of the District in a landlord and tenant proceeding originating in the municipal court ; the question here being whether it was error for the court below to deny appellant’s petition to correct the record of the municipal court.
The record in the municipal court, as certified to the court below, shows that the judgment for plaintiff for possession was rendered on November 19, 1920, and that the appeal undertaking was filed on November 30, following, which was too late. After the appeal was…
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